Joe Devel Peak
Joe Devel Peak rises to 4,063 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the north, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Pickering, a peak 0.9 miles away.
The story
Joe Devel Peak is a 13,327-foot-elevation (4,062-meter) mountain summit located just west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Tulare County, California. Set in Sequoia National Park, it is situated 4.35 miles (7.00 km) south of Mount Whitney, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Mount Chamberlin, and 0.87 mile south of Mount Pickering, the nearest higher neighbor. Joe Devel Peak ranks as the 88th-highest summit in California, and the southernmost 4,000-meter peak in the contiguous United States. Topographic relief is significant as the southwest aspect rises over 3,300 feet above Rock Creek in approximately two miles. The Pacific Crest Trail traverses to the south and west of the mountain, providing an approach option. This mountain's name was proposed by Owen L. Williams of the Sierra Club in 1937, and officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, to commemorate Joseph Devel, one of the members of the Wheeler Survey who made the first ascent of this summit on September 20, 1875.
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Wikidata Q49039891, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4063 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Pickering: 0.9 mi
- Mount Chamberlin: 1.5 mi
- Mount Newcomb: 1.7 mi
- The Major General: 2.1 mi
- The Miter: 2.2 mi
- SB23 intermittent spring: 3.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 12.3 mi
- Soda Spring: 13.3 mi
- Reinhackle Spring: 16.0 mi
- Soda Spring: 17.1 mi
- Donald D. Brooks: 8.4 mi
- Walt's Point: 10.5 mi
- Donald Downs Plaque: 12.8 mi
- Old Big Arroyo Patrol Cabin: 13.2 mi
- Cousin Jack: 13.6 mi
- Seven Men from Now (movie site): 11.1 mi
- How the West Was Won (movie site): 11.3 mi
- Gunga Din (movie site): 11.4 mi
- Tremors (movie site): 11.5 mi
- Lone Ranger Canyon (movie site): 11.6 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 7.3 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
- Volcano Falls: 12.5 mi
- Tamarack Falls: 15.5 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 16.2 mi
- Kado's Garden: 16.5 mi
- Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 16.6 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 16.6 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 16.6 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 9.9 mi
- Palette Arch: 11.1 mi
- Gunga Din Arch: 11.2 mi
- Natural Arch: 11.6 mi
- Lathe Arch: 11.6 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 5.5 mi
- Window Cliffs: 9.5 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 11.1 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 11.2 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 11.2 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 13.8 mi
- Spainhower Park: 14.4 mi
- Merritt Park: 16.7 mi
- Independence Park: 20.3 mi
- Dehy Park: 20.7 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 14.3 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 14.3 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 16.8 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 20.4 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 20.5 mi
- Kearsarge: 20.4 mi
- Swansea: 21.8 mi
- San Carlos: 22.1 mi
- Bend City: 22.9 mi
- Keeler: 23.6 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 6.6 mi
- Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 23.2 mi
- Miss Alabama: 12.3 mi
- Paiute Mural: 16.6 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 20.3 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Joe Devel Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | N 3° | 4,419.6 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Williamson | N 355° | 4,383 m | 9.8 mi |
| Keeler Needle | N 4° | 4,361.2 m | 4.2 mi |
| Crooks Peak | N 5° | 4,341.7 m | 4.1 mi |
| Lewis Peak | N 5° | 4,306.7 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Russell | N 3° | 4,296 m | 5.2 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | N 5° | 4,289 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Langley | E 80° | 4,277 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:02 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 20 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798344
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