Hockett Peak
Hockett Peak rises to 2,607 m in California. Florence Peak stands 3,789 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Trout Meadows Spring, a spring 1.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49036636, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,607 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Manzanita Knob: 4.4 mi
- Angora Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Castle Rock: 5.1 mi
- White Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Doc Peak: 6.3 mi
- Trout Meadows Spring: 1.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 2.9 mi
- Jug Spring: 5.2 mi
- River Spring: 6.4 mi
- Soda Spring: 7.7 mi
- Volcano Falls: 9.1 mi
- Peppermint Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
- Alder Creek Slides: 14.7 mi
- Seven Teacups: 16.7 mi
- Nobe Young Falls: 17.0 mi
- Cabin 242: 19.1 mi
- Cabin 240: 19.1 mi
- Cabin 236: 19.1 mi
- R-Ranch Adult Building: 19.1 mi
- Cabin 234: 19.1 mi
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 9.5 mi
- Walkers Cabin: 9.9 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 18.1 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 20.2 mi
- Old Big Arroyo Patrol Cabin: 22.2 mi
- Natural Bridge: 9.5 mi
- Natural Arch: 9.6 mi
- Window Cliffs: 11.9 mi
- Parker Bluffs: 19.3 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 21.6 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 23.1 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 17.8 mi
- Springville Veterans Memorial Park: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Hockett Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Peak | NW 324° | 3,789 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bullfrog Peak | NW 322° | 3,755 m | 14.8 mi |
| Olancha Peak | ENE 78° | 3,695 m | 15.3 mi |
| Falcon Peak | NW 317° | 3,584 m | 16.2 mi |
| Kern Peak | NE 42° | 3,499 m | 8.2 mi |
| Johnson Peak | NNE 12° | 3,468 m | 14.1 mi |
| Coyote Peaks | NNW 332° | 3,276 m | 7.1 mi |
| Three Rocks | NNE 24° | 3,243 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358801440
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