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Gendarme Turret

Gendarme Turret, seen from above at true elevation

Gendarme Turret rises to 2,157 m in California. Mount Reinstein stands 3,842 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fascination Turret, a peak 0.1 miles away.

The story

peak in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q124657658, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2156.9 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.90596, -118.76615

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 31
Waterfalls: 20
Springs: 16
Historic sites: 12
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 5.1 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 8.9 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 12.1 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 14.8 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 3
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ReinsteinN 7°3,841.8 m12.1 mi
Finger PeakNNE 13°3,779.7 m8.8 mi
Dougherty PeakE 85°3,733 m12.2 mi
Mount WoodworthNE 45°3,724 m11.7 mi
Goat MountainESE 103°3,719 m10.9 mi
Munger PeakESE 102°3,680.3 m10.5 mi
Black CrownNNE 28°3,649.6 m9.0 mi
Tunemah PeakNE 35°3,626.5 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/11556092759

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