Feather Peak
Feather Peak rises to 4,039 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the east-southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Royce Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away.
The story
Feather Peak is a 13,240-foot-elevation (4,040-meter) mountain summit located west of the Royce Lakes in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States. It is situated in Fresno County, in the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Sierra National Forest. It is set 3.2 miles (5.1 km) east-northeast of Seven Gables, and 0.66 miles (1.06 km) northwest of Royce Peak, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Feather Peak ranks as the 99th-highest summit in California. The first ascent of the summit was made in July 1933 by David Brower, who also named this peak.
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Wikidata Q49028672, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4039 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Royce Peak: 0.7 mi
- Treasure Benchmark: 1.2 mi
- Merriam Peak: 1.4 mi
- White Bear Peak: 1.8 mi
- Mount Julius Caesar: 2.1 mi
- Log Cabin: 4.9 mi
- China Camp: 15.6 mi
- Bishop Creek Battleground: 16.3 mi
- Power Plant Ruin: 17.0 mi
- Tom's Place Monument: 17.1 mi
- Iodone Springs: 13.1 mi
- Reed Pools: 13.1 mi
- Old Pedro: 13.1 mi
- Little Eden: 13.2 mi
- Cold Springs: 14.6 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 13.0 mi
- Millpond Recreation Area: 16.1 mi
- Crowley Park: 16.9 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 18.6 mi
- Bulpitt Park: 18.7 mi
- Twin Falls: 8.8 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 15.0 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 20.3 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 19.5 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 19.6 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 19.7 mi
- Hot Spring: 23.0 mi
- Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 23.2 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 10.9 mi
- Upper Gorge: 17.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 18.4 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 23.4 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 12.2 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 19.8 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
- John Muir Rock: 7.9 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 13.1 mi
- Rock Monster: 17.1 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 19.8 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 20.0 mi
- American Mule Museum: 21.2 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 23.7 mi
- Laws Railroad Museum: 24.3 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- Casa Diablo: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Feather Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Humphreys | ESE 124° | 4,263 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bear Creek Spire | N 11° | 4,186 m | 3.0 mi |
| Mount Morgan | NNE 24° | 4,186 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Abbot | N 355° | 4,176 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Gabb | NNW 339° | 4,168 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Tom | E 83° | 4,145 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Dade | N 359° | 4,143 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Mills | N 352° | 4,102 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358816288
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