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Indian Peak

Indian Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Peak rises to 359 m in California. Sweetwater Point stands 1,406 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Cruz Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in Mariposa County, California, United States (Geonames ID 5359333)

Wikidata Q49038669, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
359 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.43494, -120.18879

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Springs: 11
  • Sheepcamp Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Apple Tree Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Fremont Spring: 10.8 mi
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Gardens: 3
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Chowchilla Recreation Area: 18.4 mi
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Highway Patrol Weigh Station: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Indian Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sweetwater PointENE 61°1,406 m19.1 mi
Buckingham MountainENE 71°1,367 m19.1 mi
Bullion KnobNE 52°1,297 m11.1 mi
Fremont PeakNE 36°1,277 m10.6 mi
Bullion MountainNE 36°1,272 m10.6 mi
Feliciana MountainNE 53°1,250 m18.4 mi
Buckhorn PeakNNE 13°1,147 m16.2 mi
Magoon HillENE 78°1,052 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:4119:4720:26
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:1216:0616:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465054596773787773645346
Precip in2.72.21.91.00.60.10.00.00.10.71.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Merced, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358806625

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