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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
3,114 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.19202, -119.62167

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 19
Springs: 11
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 PeakE3,603 m11.6 mi
Tower PeakSE3,582 m5.2 mi
Hunewill PeakESE3,562 m10.0 mi
Victoria PeakE3,561 m10.9 mi
Walker MountainENE3,524 m8.6 mi
Leavitt PeakNNW3,516 m6.7 mi
Hanna MountainE3,491 m7.4 mi
Mount WaltESE3,487 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 50–80 °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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