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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: 27
  • 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 19.3 miles of Hatchet Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Maggie MountainNE3,119 m13.8 mi
Quinn PeakNE3,099 m18.5 mi
Sheep MountainNE3,061 m15.8 mi
Maggie MountainENE3,046 m14.2 mi
Slate MountainESE2,829 m14.9 mi
Moses MountainNE2,820 m12.2 mi
Cahoon RockNNE2,798 m17.6 mi
Jordan PeakE2,774 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 50–80 °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

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