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Grizzly Peak

Grizzly Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Grizzly Peak rises to 3,114 m in California. Eagle Peak stands 3,603 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Sam, a peak 2.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49034008, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3114 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.19202, -119.62167

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 19
Springs: 14
Parks: 5
  • Bridgeport: 12.6 mi
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 12.9 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 14.7 mi
  • Walker Community Park: 23.5 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Benson Lake Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Beach 2: 20.0 mi
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Beach 1: 20.1 mi
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 16.1 mi
  • Strawberry: 21.3 mi
  • Little Bodie Monument: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Columns of the Giants: 14.1 mi
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 23.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Grizzly Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakE 94°3,603 m11.6 mi
Tower PeakSE 129°3,581.8 m5.2 mi
Hunewill PeakESE 103°3,562 m10.0 mi
Victoria PeakE 99°3,561 m10.9 mi
Walker MountainENE 69°3,524 m8.6 mi
Leavitt PeakNNW 346°3,516 m6.7 mi
Hanna MountainE 92°3,491 m7.4 mi
Mount WaltESE 113°3,487 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3619:4620:26
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1216:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404346515866737267584740
Precip in6.35.75.73.52.40.60.40.10.42.23.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358795517

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