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Fang Turret

Fang Turret, seen from above at true elevation

Fang Turret rises to 2,981 m in California. Finger Peak stands 3,780 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is The Python, a peak 0.1 miles away.

The story

Peak in the Sierra Nevada of California.

Wikidata Q124657648, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,980.944 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.88278, -118.75495

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 31
Waterfalls: 22
Springs: 18
Picnic sites: 11
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 6.6 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 8.2 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 10.4 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 13.1 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 3
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Fang Turret. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Finger PeakN3,780 m10.3 mi
Dougherty PeakENE3,733 m11.8 mi
Goat MountainE3,719 m10.0 mi
Munger PeakE3,680 m9.7 mi
Black CrownNNE3,650 m10.2 mi
Tunemah PeakNNE3,627 m8.6 mi
Blue Canyon PeakNNE3,615 m10.4 mi
Kid PeakE3,492 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3719:4020:18
September equinox06:4418:1918:53
December solstice07:0516:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363638414958666560514235
Precip in8.07.37.83.61.40.50.30.20.32.43.36.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grant Grove, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11531444492

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