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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
4254.4 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: 29
Historic sites: 24
  • Donald Downs Plaque: 1.5 mi
  • 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
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
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 13.4 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
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 WilliamsonSE 124°4,383 m5.7 mi
Mount TyndallSE 135°4,275 m4.6 mi
Mount BarnardSE 141°4,266 m6.5 mi
Mount StanfordN 1°4,260.2 m0.1 mi
Mount KeithE 92°4,249 m2.9 mi
Trojan PeakSE 133°4,245 m6.1 mi
Mount MorgensonSE 145°4,244 m9.3 mi
Junction PeakESE 115°4,224 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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