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Hoffman Mountain

Hoffman Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Hoffman Mountain rises to 2,885 m in California. Mount Reinstein stands 3,842 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Finger Rock, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49036651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,885 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.98814, -118.92040

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 15
Waterfalls: 14
Picnic sites: 12
  • Helms Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 7.8 mi
  • Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 10.6 mi
  • Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Chicago Stump: 13.9 mi
  • Zephyr Headquarters: 14.6 mi
  • Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 14.6 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 16.7 mi
  • Gamlin Cabin: 16.8 mi
Parks: 8
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 9.5 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 15.1 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 18.6 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 21.3 mi
  • 786 Squadron Memorial: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
  • Museum of the Sierra: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Hoffman Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ReinsteinENE3,842 m11.9 mi
Finger PeakENE3,780 m10.9 mi
Black CrownE3,650 m12.9 mi
Red MountainNNE3,645 m13.0 mi
Mount HuttonNE3,633 m11.6 mi
Tunemah PeakE3,627 m12.8 mi
Blue Canyon PeakENE3,615 m12.0 mi
Blackcap MountainNE3,519 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3719:4120:19
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0616:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586573818176665345
Precip in5.64.95.12.61.40.40.20.00.21.42.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 225384 — Hoffman Mountain, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358767604

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