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Graveyard Peak

Graveyard Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Graveyard Peak rises to 3,503 m in California. Mount Abbot stands 4,176 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away.

About

The story

Graveyard Peak is an 11,539-foot-elevation (3,517-meter) mountain summit located in 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. Graveyard Peak ranks as the 535th-highest summit in California, and topographic relief is significant as the south aspect rises over 2,300 feet (700 meters) above Devils Bathtub in approximately one mile. It is two miles southeast of Silver Peak, five miles north of Lake Thomas A Edison, and approximately 13 miles (21 km) south of the community of Mammoth Lakes. The peak is set on Silver Divide, so precipitation runoff from the north side of this mountain drains into Fish Creek which is a tributary of the San Joaquin River, and from the south slope to Lake Thomas A Edison. The peak is most easily reached out of Lake Thomas Edison.

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Wikidata Q49033209, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3503 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.44970, -118.98905
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 18
  • China Camp: 6.4 mi
  • Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 8.8 mi
  • Pumphouse: 9.8 mi
  • Bunkhouses: 9.9 mi
  • Air Compressor: 9.9 mi
Springs: 17
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.9 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 6.0 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 6.1 mi
  • Iodone Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Old Pedro: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Hot springs: 11
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 6.0 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 6.1 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 6.1 mi
  • free natural hot pool: 12.6 mi
  • Hot Spring: 15.1 mi
Parks: 9
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 6.3 mi
  • Minaret Vista Picnic: 14.8 mi
  • Dowville Picnic Site: 20.2 mi
  • Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
  • Gull Lake Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 5
Museums: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • June Lake Beach: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Graveyard Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AbbotESE 111°4,176 m12.0 mi
Mount GabbESE 116°4,168 m11.4 mi
Mount DadeESE 112°4,143 m12.4 mi
Mount MillsESE 109°4,102 m11.6 mi
Mount HilgardSE 125°4,060 m10.8 mi
Ruby PeakESE 104°4,021 m11.7 mi
Red Slate MountainENE 59°4,005 m7.7 mi
Petit GriffonESE 110°3,980.1 m11.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3619:4220:21
September equinox06:4518:2018:54
December solstice07:0816:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358806508

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