Hengst Peak
Hengst Peak rises to 3,392 m in California. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Crest, a peak 1.1 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49035999, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,392 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Crest: 1.1 mi
- White Chief Peak: 1.4 mi
- Falcon Peak: 2.4 mi
- Vandever Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Miners Nose: 2.4 mi
- Soda Spring: 2.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 2.8 mi
- Big Spring: 8.3 mi
- Big Fern Springs: 12.2 mi
- Granite Spring: 12.7 mi
- Cleveland Tree: 12.3 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 12.3 mi
- Tharp's Log: 12.3 mi
- Chimney Tree: 12.5 mi
- The Dead Giant: 12.5 mi
- Tufa Falls: 2.6 mi
- Upper Cliff Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
- Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
- Lower Buck Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 1.8 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 3.6 mi
- Alles Cabin: 4.8 mi
- Old Big Arroyo Patrol Cabin: 9.0 mi
- Walkers Cabin: 9.6 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 11.3 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 16.9 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 17.5 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 18.6 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 19.6 mi
- Kaweah Recreation Area: 20.4 mi
- Valhalla: 11.3 mi
- Window Cliffs: 13.8 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 23.8 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 17.0 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 22.6 mi
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 22.8 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 13.6 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 15.7 mi
- Natural Arch: 14.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 14.2 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 12.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Hengst Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kaweah | NE 45° | 4,205 m | 11.3 mi |
| Red Kaweah | NE 36° | 4,185 m | 11.0 mi |
| Michael's Pinnacle | NE 36° | 4,170 m | 11.0 mi |
| Second Kaweah | NE 40° | 4,166 m | 11.1 mi |
| Koontz Pinnacle | NE 34° | 4,145 m | 11.3 mi |
| Black Kaweah | NNE 32° | 4,140 m | 11.0 mi |
| Squaretop | NE 38° | 4,122 m | 11.0 mi |
| Pyramidal Pinnacle | NE 34° | 4,116 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ASH MTN, 13 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358802524
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