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Hawksbeak Peak

Hawksbeak Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Hawksbeak Peak rises to 3,394 m in California. Twin Peaks stands 3,756 m to the east-southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ehrnbeck Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 20 miles off.

About

The story

Hawksbeak Peak is a mountain summit with an elevation of 11,134 feet (3,394 m) located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in northern California, United States. The granitic summit is situated on the common boundary shared by Yosemite National Park with Hoover Wilderness, as well as the common border of Mono County and Tuolumne County. This remote peak is set at the head of Thompson Canyon, approximately eight miles west of Twin Lakes and 17 miles southwest of Bridgeport, the nearest town. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises over 1,300 feet (400 meters) in less than one-quarter mile. The class 5.10- West Face was first climbed in September 1989 by Alan Swanson and John Nye. This landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49035382, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3394 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.15254, -119.50820

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 22
  • Doe Springs: 10.6 mi
  • Buck Springs: 10.6 mi
  • The Hot Springs: 16.6 mi
  • The Hot Springs: 16.6 mi
  • The Hot Springs: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 18
Parks: 7
  • Bridgeport: 14.1 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 16.7 mi
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 19.2 mi
  • Mono Lake Park: 22.0 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 11.3 mi
  • Little Bodie Monument: 17.5 mi
  • Avalanche of 1911: 20.0 mi
  • Soda Springs Cabin: 20.4 mi
  • California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
Museums: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Columns of the Giants: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Hawksbeak Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin PeaksESE 120°3,756 m9.4 mi
Matterhorn PeakESE 121°3,749.3 m8.0 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakESE 120°3,731 m9.7 mi
The DragtoothESE 119°3,695.4 m7.7 mi
Whorl MountainSE 129°3,667 m8.7 mi
Cleaver PeakESE 118°3,616.8 m7.0 mi
Blacksmith PeakESE 118°3,616.3 m6.8 mi
The DoodadESE 120°3,606 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3619:4620:25
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1216:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936424958646256453628
Precip in2.01.50.90.60.70.40.50.40.20.70.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358795160

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