Hiram Peak
Hiram Peak rises to 2,986 m in California. Sonora Peak stands 3,484 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Folger Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49036583, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,986 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 29.8 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 16 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Folger Peak: 1.4 mi
- Airola Peak: 1.5 mi
- Iceberg Peak: 2.2 mi
- Lighting Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Arnot Peak: 2.4 mi
- Salt Spring: 12.5 mi
- Grover Hot Springs: 15.2 mi
- Soda Spring: 15.3 mi
- Horse Thief Spring: 18.1 mi
- Virgil Connell Spring: 18.1 mi
- Douglas Picnic Ground: 9.9 mi
- Markleeville Library Park: 14.9 mi
- Elizabeth Coyan Park: 15.0 mi
- Heritage Park and Nature Area: 15.0 mi
- Wester Park: 15.6 mi
- Carson Falls: 6.6 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 10.8 mi
- Sardine Falls: 15.3 mi
- Silver Falls: 16.7 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 17.0 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 10.2 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 10.9 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 18.9 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Old Jail: 9.0 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 18.1 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 18.1 mi
- Barney Riley: 21.1 mi
- Strawberry: 22.6 mi
- Bloods Point: 13.5 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 14.8 mi
- East Flange Rock: 16.4 mi
- Machado Postpile: 19.3 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 20.3 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 1.6 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 15.7 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 17.4 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 22.0 mi
- Beach 1: 22.2 mi
- Beach 2: 22.3 mi
- Peep Sight: 3.0 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 9.8 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 15.0 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Hiram Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonora Peak | SE 133° | 3,484 m | 12.5 mi |
| White Mountain | ESE 123° | 3,470 m | 12.3 mi |
| Stanislaus Peak | SE 131° | 3,426 m | 9.8 mi |
| Lost Cannon Peak | ESE 110° | 3,355 m | 14.7 mi |
| Highland Peak | NNE 30° | 3,324 m | 5.2 mi |
| Whitecliff Peak | ESE 108° | 3,296 m | 9.2 mi |
| Wells Peak | ESE 115° | 3,294 m | 13.1 mi |
| Silver Peak | NNE 21° | 3,283 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358767595
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