Skip to content

Hatchet Peak

Hatchet Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Hatchet Peak rises to 1,930 m in California. Slate Mountain stands 2,829 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cold Springs Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Tulare County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035277, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1930 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.94118, -118.65618

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 52
Parks: 26
Attractions: 8
  • Trail of 100 Giants: 4.2 mi
  • Cabin 234: 6.9 mi
  • Cabin 236: 6.9 mi
  • Cabin 240: 6.9 mi
  • Cabin 242: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 20.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Hatchet Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slate MountainNNE 24°2,829 m10.8 mi
Sunday PeakSSE 160°2,531 m11.7 mi
Onion Meadow PeakNNE 25°2,529 m6.8 mi
Tobias PeakSE 143°2,526 m7.8 mi
The MagicianNE 39°2,512.1 m15.1 mi
DjinNE 40°2,478.9 m15.1 mi
Mule PeakNNE 24°2,477 m5.6 mi
The CharlatanNE 40°2,468.3 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3919:3720:15
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0216:0516:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424346505664717065564741
Precip in3.73.53.11.70.80.20.10.10.10.91.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glennville, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 271513 — Hatchet Peak, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358801396

More peaks in California

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