Folger Peak
Folger Peak rises to 2,938 m in California. Sonora Peak stands 3,484 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hiram Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49029887, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2938 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 29.6 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 15 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hiram Peak: 1.4 mi
- Peep Sight Peak: 1.9 mi
- Tryon Peak: 2.4 mi
- Airola Peak: 2.6 mi
- Black Dome: 2.9 mi
- Salt Spring: 13.7 mi
- Grover Hot Springs: 13.9 mi
- Soda Spring: 14.0 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 16.8 mi
- Virgil Connell Spring: 17.6 mi
- Douglas Picnic Ground: 11.2 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 13.8 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 13.8 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 13.9 mi
- Wester Park: 14.5 mi
- Bloods Point: 12.9 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 13.7 mi
- East Flange Rock: 17.7 mi
- Machado Postpile: 18.0 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 19.0 mi
- Old Jail: 8.0 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 16.7 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 16.7 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 19.3 mi
- Barney Riley: 20.3 mi
- Carson Falls: 7.3 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 11.7 mi
- Sardine Falls: 16.7 mi
- Silver Falls: 17.9 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 18.4 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 9.5 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 10.3 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 19.7 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 2.9 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 14.3 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 17.8 mi
- Linder Grove: 24.7 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 22.8 mi
- Beach 1: 23.0 mi
- Beach 2: 23.1 mi
- Peep Sight: 2.2 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 11.0 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 13.9 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Folger Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonora Peak | SE 135° | 3,484 m | 13.8 mi |
| White Mountain | SE 126° | 3,470 m | 13.5 mi |
| Stanislaus Peak | SE 134° | 3,426 m | 11.2 mi |
| Highland Peak | NE 45° | 3,324 m | 4.7 mi |
| Whitecliff Peak | ESE 114° | 3,296 m | 10.3 mi |
| Wells Peak | ESE 118° | 3,294 m | 14.3 mi |
| Silver Peak | NNE 33° | 3,283 m | 5.6 mi |
| Sonora Crag | SE 134° | 3,249.3 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358803916
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