Giraud Peak
Giraud Peak rises to 3,838 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the east-northeast, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Columbine Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away.
The story
Giraud Peak is a 12,608-foot-elevation (3,843-meter) 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 Palisades area of northern Kings Canyon National Park, 3.0 miles (4.8 km) southwest of North Palisade, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Columbine Peak, the nearest higher neighbor. Giraud Peak ranks as the 258th-highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 4,400 feet (1,300 meters) above LeConte Canyon in less than two miles. On the direct opposite side of the canyon The Citadel stands guard. The first ascent of the summit was made September 1, 1925, by Norman Clyde via the east arête.
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Wikidata Q49031552, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3838 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Columbine Peak: 1.5 mi
- Isosceles Peak: 1.8 mi
- The Citadel: 2.7 mi
- Mount Winchell: 2.8 mi
- Thunderbolt Peak: 2.9 mi
- Grouse Spring: 7.7 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 12.4 mi
- Cold Springs: 15.3 mi
- Scotty Spring: 16.4 mi
- Fish Springs: 16.9 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 12.3 mi
- Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 13.1 mi
- Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 15.8 mi
- Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 17.8 mi
- Monola: 18.3 mi
- Triple Falls: 6.4 mi
- Second Falls: 7.2 mi
- First Falls: 7.4 mi
- Blue Canyon Falls: 14.4 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 14.9 mi
- Mendenhall Park: 16.3 mi
- Big Pine Triangle County Park: 16.5 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 17.1 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 20.7 mi
- Bulpitt Park: 20.8 mi
- Great Cliffs: 4.7 mi
- Windy Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 11.7 mi
- Muro Blanco: 11.8 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 23.3 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Helms Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Rock Monster: 3.8 mi
- John Muir Rock: 17.3 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 24.9 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 21.3 mi
- American Mule Museum: 22.1 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 22.1 mi
- Kearsarge: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Giraud Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Palisade | ENE 67° | 4,343 m | 3.0 mi |
| Starlight Peak | ENE 66° | 4,323.7 m | 3.0 mi |
| Mount Sill | ENE 69° | 4,316 m | 3.6 mi |
| Polemonium Peak | ENE 69° | 4,298.2 m | 3.1 mi |
| Middle Palisade | E 95° | 4,278.2 m | 5.3 mi |
| Thunderbolt Peak | ENE 62° | 4,268 m | 2.9 mi |
| Disappointment Peak | E 97° | 4,258.6 m | 5.4 mi |
| Barrett Peak | ENE 74° | 4,258 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:39 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 23 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 260576 — Giraud Peak, Fresno County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358797926
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