Skip to content

Hatchet Peak

Hatchet Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Hatchet Peak rises to 994 m in California. North Maggie Mountain stands 3,119 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Springville Veterans Memorial Park, a park 1.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035278, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
994 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.15050, -118.83037

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 35
Springs: 30
  • Soda Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Ward Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Doyle Springs: 10.7 mi
  • Camp Nelson soda spring: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 7
Waterfalls: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Trail of 100 Giants: 17.7 mi
  • Cabin 236: 20.3 mi
  • Cabin 234: 20.3 mi
  • Cabin 242: 20.3 mi
  • Cabin 240: 20.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 4.5 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 22.2 mi
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
Museums: 2
  • Porterville Historical Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Three Rivers Historical Museum: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
  • World's Largest Olive: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Hatchet Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Maggie MountainNE 51°3,119 m13.8 mi
Quinn PeakNE 47°3,098.5 m18.5 mi
Sheep MountainNE 46°3,061 m15.8 mi
Maggie MountainENE 56°3,046 m14.2 mi
Slate MountainESE 108°2,829 m14.9 mi
Moses MountainNE 43°2,820 m12.2 mi
Cahoon RockNNE 26°2,798 m17.6 mi
Jordan PeakE 81°2,774 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:07
June solstice05:3919:3820:17
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0316:0516:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495459637078838277685649
Precip in2.11.92.00.90.30.10.00.00.10.61.01.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Porterville, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358785530

More peaks in California

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Hatchet Peak.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens