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Fascination Turret

Fascination Turret, seen from above at true elevation

Fascination Turret rises to 2,175 m in California. Mount Reinstein stands 3,842 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Gendarme Turret, a peak 0.1 miles away.

The story

Peak in the Sierra Nevada of California.

Wikidata Q124657654, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,174.8 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.90674, -118.76692

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 31
Waterfalls: 19
Springs: 15
Historic sites: 12
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 5.1 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 8.9 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 12.2 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 14.9 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 3
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Fascination Turret. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ReinsteinN3,842 m12.0 mi
Finger PeakNNE3,780 m8.8 mi
Dougherty PeakE3,733 m12.2 mi
Mount WoodworthNE3,724 m11.7 mi
Goat MountainESE3,719 m11.0 mi
Munger PeakESE3,680 m10.6 mi
Black CrownNNE3,650 m9.0 mi
Tunemah PeakNE3,627 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3719:4020:18
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
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, 16 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11531444498

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