Gemini
Gemini rises to 3,919 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the east-southeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Seven Gables, a peak 1.2 miles away.
The story
Gemini is a 12,880-foot-elevation (3,926-meter) twin-peaked mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Sierra National Forest. It is set 3.0 miles (4.8 km) west-southwest of Merriam Peak, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) northeast of Mount Senger, and 1.2 miles (1.9 km) southeast of Seven Gables, the nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as it rises over 3,500 feet (1,067 meters) above Piute Canyon in approximately three miles. Gemini ranks as the 176th-highest summit in California.
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Wikidata Q49031258, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,919 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Seven Gables: 1.2 mi
- Mount Morrow: 1.6 mi
- Mount Senger: 2.6 mi
- Turret Peak: 2.7 mi
- Feather Peak: 2.9 mi
- Log Cabin: 7.8 mi
- China Camp: 14.1 mi
- Qualls Camp: 14.6 mi
- Bishop Creek Battleground: 18.8 mi
- 786 Squadron Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 15.3 mi
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 17.3 mi
- Millpond Recreation Area: 18.8 mi
- John S. Eastwood Park: 19.1 mi
- Crowley Park: 19.1 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 10.6 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 17.0 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Iodone Springs: 11.0 mi
- Reed Pools: 11.1 mi
- Old Pedro: 11.1 mi
- Little Eden: 11.2 mi
- Cold Springs: 12.3 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Twin Falls: 7.7 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 16.7 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 17.8 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 19.7 mi
- Upper Gorge: 20.7 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Great Cliffs: 23.0 mi
- John Muir Rock: 5.6 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 11.1 mi
- Rock Monster: 16.8 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 22.2 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 22.5 mi
- American Mule Museum: 23.7 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 24.7 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 19.7 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 23.9 mi
- Casa Diablo: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Gemini. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Humphreys | ESE 103° | 4,263 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bear Creek Spire | NNE 30° | 4,186 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Morgan | NNE 32° | 4,186 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Mendel | SE 139° | 4,177 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Abbot | NNE 16° | 4,176 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Gabb | N 9° | 4,168 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Tom | ENE 72° | 4,145 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Dade | NNE 20° | 4,143 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 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: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 62 | 56 | 47 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358797908
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