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Glacier Monument

Glacier Monument, seen from above at true elevation

Glacier Monument rises to 3,401 m in California. Mount Stanford stands 4,260 m to the southeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Charlotte Dome, a peak 1.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49031588, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3401.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.79836, -118.50557

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 33
Springs: 27
Waterfalls: 21
Historic sites: 20
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 1.9 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 1.9 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 2.4 mi
  • Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 6.4 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 19.7 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 19.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 19.8 mi
  • Arai Pond: 19.9 mi
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Museums: 4
Parks: 4
  • Dehy Park: 16.8 mi
  • Independence Park: 17.1 mi
  • Merritt Park: 19.8 mi
  • General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 23.1 mi
Natural arches: 4
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 23.6 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 24.6 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 24.6 mi
  • Heart Arch: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Paiute Mural: 19.9 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Glacier Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StanfordSE 137°4,260.2 m8.9 mi
Gregory's MonumentSE 138°4,254.4 m9.0 mi
Table MountainS 169°4,151 m9.7 mi
Mount EricssonSE 144°4,150.7 m8.6 mi
University PeakESE 114°4,138 m8.7 mi
Mount BrewerS 170°4,136 m6.3 mi
Thunder MountainS 170°4,122 m9.1 mi
Mount JordanSSE 159°4,058.8 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3920:17
September equinox06:4318:1818:52
December solstice07:0416:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 17 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 224196 — Glacier Monument, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358766531

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