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Gregory's Monument

Gregory's Monument, seen from above at true elevation

Gregory's Monument rises to 4,254 m in California. Mount Williamson stands 4,383 m to the southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Stanford, a peak 0.1 miles away.

The story

Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California.

Wikidata Q49033821, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4,254.4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.70205, -118.39593

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 35
  • Cyclops Skull Arch: 15.3 mi
  • Boot Arch: 15.3 mi
  • Chicken Ranch: 15.5 mi
  • Man of Steel (movie site): 15.7 mi
  • Iron Man (movie site): 16.0 mi
Springs: 28
Historic sites: 22
  • Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 3.6 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 8.1 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 9.2 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 10.3 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 19
Cliffs: 13
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 11.3 mi
  • Valhalla: 13.9 mi
  • Muro Blanco: 15.9 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 16.5 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 17.5 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 15.0 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 16.2 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 16.2 mi
  • Heart Arch: 16.3 mi
  • Hitching Post Arch: 17.4 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Arai Pond: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Museums: 6
Parks: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Paiute Mural: 13.3 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 18.0 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Gregory's Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilliamsonSE4,383 m5.7 mi
Mount TyndallSE4,275 m4.6 mi
Mount BarnardSE4,266 m6.5 mi
Mount StanfordN4,260 m0.1 mi
Mount KeithE4,249 m2.9 mi
Trojan PeakSE4,245 m6.1 mi
Mount MorgensonSE4,244 m9.3 mi
Junction PeakESE4,224 m1.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3820:16
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0216:42

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, 13 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 1658669 — Gregorys Monument, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358806518

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