Homer's Nose
Homer's Nose rises to 2,734 m in California. Needham Mountain stands 3,816 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cahoon Rock, a peak 2.7 miles away.
The story
Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Wikidata Q49036913, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,734 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cahoon Rock: 2.7 mi
- Scratch Hill: 3.3 mi
- Case Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Dennison Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Cahoon Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Big Spring: 2.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.3 mi
- Soda Spring: 9.1 mi
- Big Fern Springs: 10.8 mi
- Granite Spring: 11.2 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 9.1 mi
- Hanging Rock: 11.5 mi
- Buttress Tree: 11.5 mi
- Parker Group: 11.5 mi
- Tunnel Log: 11.6 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 10.7 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 11.2 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 12.1 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 13.2 mi
- Kaweah Recreation Area: 14.0 mi
- Tufa Falls: 8.8 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
- Upper Cliff Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
- Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
- Marble Falls: 12.0 mi
- Alles Cabin: 6.6 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 8.5 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 9.3 mi
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 11.7 mi
- Old Ranger Station: 12.3 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 9.5 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 16.4 mi
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 17.0 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 10.0 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 12.6 mi
- Valhalla: 15.4 mi
- Window Cliffs: 20.2 mi
- Natural Arch: 20.2 mi
- Natural Bridge: 20.3 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 19.5 mi
- Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 19.8 mi
- World's Largest Olive: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Homer's Nose. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needham Mountain | ENE 67° | 3,816 m | 12.1 mi |
| Florence Peak | E 82° | 3,789 m | 10.5 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | ENE 64° | 3,759 m | 11.2 mi |
| Bullfrog Peak | E 88° | 3,755 m | 10.6 mi |
| Lippincott Mountain | NE 46° | 3,731 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Eisen | NE 50° | 3,714 m | 12.2 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | ENE 76° | 3,656 m | 10.8 mi |
| Vandever Mountain | E 84° | 3,636 m | 8.7 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 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 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, 9 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 243606 — Homers Nose, Tulare County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358786073
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