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Johnson Peak

Johnson Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Johnson Peak rises to 784 m in California. Castle Mountain stands 1,312 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Peaks, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49040089, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
784 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.79968, -120.15403

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 16
Parks: 3
  • Floyd Rice Park: 14.5 mi
  • Crawford W Clarke Memorial Park: 16.1 mi
  • Almond Tree Oasis RV Park: 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Shandon Rest Area: 13.8 mi
  • Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 17.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Johnson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle MountainNW1,312 m14.2 mi
Orchard PeakSSE953 m4.4 mi
Zwang PeakNNW939 m11.4 mi
Picacho RockNW850 m13.8 mi
Garza PeakNNW800 m9.5 mi
Three PeaksWNW784 m0.8 mi
RoundtopNNW775 m9.9 mi
Tar PeakN739 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:13
June solstice05:4619:4320:21
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:0816:1216:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465256627077838276665447
Precip in1.41.51.50.60.40.00.10.00.10.20.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kettleman City, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660817 — Johnson Peak, Kings County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808178

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