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Jesse Morrow Mountain

Jesse Morrow Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Jesse Morrow Mountain rises to 640 m in California. Mount Sampson stands 1,447 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Oakhurst, a ghost town 1.9 miles away.

The story

Jesse Morrow Mountain is located in Fresno County, California. In December 2012, construction company Cemex agreed not to pursue mining operations which would turn much of the mountain into gravel for building projects.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q14951211, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
640 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.73606, -119.40818

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Springs: 29
  • White Tank Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Five Springs: 6.7 mi
  • Chimney Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Home Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Rock Spring: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 14
Attractions: 12
Picnic sites: 11
Cliffs: 8
Artworks: 5
  • Bookie Bear: 8.7 mi
  • Dinuba Christian Church Statue: 12.7 mi
  • Clovis Rodeo Statue: 17.2 mi
  • Calwa Murals: 18.9 mi
  • 1821 Gallery & Studios: 21.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Parkway Trust / Caglia: 23.0 mi
  • Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 23.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Ella Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Viola Falls: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
Gardens: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • C. H. Warlow Rest Area: 18.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Jesse Morrow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SampsonE 83°1,447 m17.4 mi
Sontag PointE 88°1,296 m18.4 mi
Oat MountainENE 57°1,274 m14.5 mi
Burrough MountainN 6°1,263 m19.5 mi
Barnes MountainNNE 26°1,256 m20.8 mi
Bear MountainESE 116°1,220 m22.2 mi
Tollhouse RockN 4°1,125.49 m20.3 mi
Davis MountainNNE 18°1,104 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3619:10
June solstice05:4019:4220:21
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:0716:0616:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505459647279858479695749
Precip in2.21.92.21.00.60.20.00.00.10.51.02.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fresno 5 NE, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 226220 — Jesse Morrow Mountain, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358768364

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