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Horn Peak

Horn Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Horn Peak rises to 3,584 m in California. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the southeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Bird Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q119862094, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3584 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.60373, -118.58370

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 28
Waterfalls: 22
  • Tamarack Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Upper Buck Creek Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Lower Buck Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Tokopah Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Upper Picket Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 18
Springs: 16
Picnic sites: 7
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 11.9 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 3
  • General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 18.5 mi
  • Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 23.1 mi
  • Slick Rock Recreation Area: 23.7 mi
Natural arches: 3
  • Natural Arch: 20.4 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 20.5 mi
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 23.7 mi
Museums: 2
Beaches: 2
Hot springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Horn Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KaweahSE 133°4,205 m7.9 mi
Red KaweahSE 135°4,185 m6.2 mi
Michael's PinnacleSE 136°4,170.4 m6.3 mi
Second KaweahSE 134°4,165.5 m7.0 mi
Table MountainENE 57°4,151 m7.3 mi
Milestone MountainENE 69°4,149 m5.9 mi
Koontz PinnacleSE 134°4,145 m5.8 mi
Black KaweahSE 137°4,140 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:06
June solstice05:3719:3820:17
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0416:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283034384654616055453527
Precip in8.77.96.43.22.00.70.60.10.72.33.66.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 8 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11002497381

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