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Fremont Peak

Fremont Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Fremont Peak rises to 1,277 m in California. Kirby Peak stands 1,642 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bullion Mountain, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 19 miles off.

About

The story

Mariposa County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 17,131. The county seat is Mariposa. The county lies in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada, north of Fresno, east of Merced, and southeast of Stockton. The eastern portion of the county encompasses the principal area of Yosemite National Park. Mariposa County is one of only three counties in California that does not include any incorporated cities, along with Alpine and Trinity counties. The county includes 17 communities recognized as census-designated places for statistical purposes. It has no traffic signals anywhere within its borders.

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Wikidata Q49030534, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1277 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.55938, -120.07629

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 26
Springs: 17
  • Fremont Spring: 0.2 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Morning Star Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Apple Tree Spring: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 14.4 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • Remote Camp: 20.1 mi
  • Carlon Day Use Area: 21.1 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 8
Historic sites: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Gardens: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 21.2 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 21.5 mi
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Fremont Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kirby PeakE 100°1,642 m15.5 mi
Big Grizzly MountainNE 42°1,575 m14.7 mi
Trumbull PeakNE 53°1,521 m14.7 mi
Sweetwater PointE 86°1,406 m10.5 mi
Buckingham MountainESE 102°1,367 m12.2 mi
Little Grizzly MountainNE 40°1,323 m13.7 mi
Bullion KnobSE 125°1,297 m3.0 mi
Bullion MountainS 180°1,272 m0.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:12
June solstice05:4019:4720:26
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1216:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383638425060686762534337
Precip in6.95.65.83.72.40.80.30.10.72.34.47.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Village 12 W, 20 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358775716

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