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Johnson Peak

Johnson Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Johnson Peak rises to 3,468 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Whitney Cone, a peak 2.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in the southern Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49040090, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3468 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.41990, -118.33332

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 20
Historic sites: 17
Waterfalls: 12
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 23.1 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 23.3 mi
  • Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 23.4 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 23.4 mi
  • Barracks Garden: 23.4 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Natural Arch: 4.8 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 4.8 mi
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 16.0 mi
  • Palette Arch: 16.5 mi
  • Gunga Din Arch: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Window Cliffs: 3.0 mi
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 12.3 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 16.6 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 16.6 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Parks: 3
Museums: 3
Hot springs: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Miss Alabama: 17.9 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Johnson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyNNE 12°4,419.6 m11.2 mi
Keeler NeedleNNE 12°4,361.2 m11.0 mi
Crooks PeakNNE 12°4,341.7 m10.9 mi
Lewis PeakNNE 13°4,306.7 m10.9 mi
Mount RussellNNE 11°4,296 m12.0 mi
Aiguille ExtraNNE 13°4,289 m10.8 mi
Mount LangleyNE 36°4,277 m8.9 mi
Mount MuirNNE 13°4,274.5 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:05
June solstice05:3619:3720:15
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0216:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 26 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358801521

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