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Gillett Mountain

Gillett Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Gillett Mountain rises to 2,548 m in California. Tower Peak stands 3,582 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bartlett Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49031484, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2548 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.11385, -119.79319

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 23
Waterfalls: 18
Beaches: 4
  • Beach 2: 12.0 mi
  • Beach 1: 12.1 mi
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Benson Lake Beach: 16.0 mi
Parks: 4
Attractions: 2
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 14.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Gillett Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower PeakE 81°3,581.8 m13.5 mi
Leavitt PeakNNE 33°3,516 m14.2 mi
Ehrnbeck PeakE 84°3,428.1 m15.2 mi
Forsyth PeakENE 75°3,408.3 m11.9 mi
Hawksbeak PeakE 80°3,394 m15.7 mi
Wells PeakE 88°3,389.4 m14.4 mi
Craig PeakE 85°3,379 m12.8 mi
Acker PeakE 91°3,355.6 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:11
June solstice05:3719:4720:26
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1316:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404346515866737267584740
Precip in6.35.75.73.52.40.60.40.10.42.23.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797923

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