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Kaiser Peak

Kaiser Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Kaiser Peak rises to 3,142 m in California. Mount Hooper stands 3,764 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is College Rock, a peak 1.7 miles away.

The story

summit on Kaiser Ridge in the Sierra Nevada, Fresno County, California

Wikidata Q49040613, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3142 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.29433, -119.18548

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 14
Historic sites: 14
Picnic sites: 13
Springs: 11
  • Little Eden: 9.4 mi
  • Reed Pools: 9.5 mi
  • Old Pedro: 9.5 mi
  • Iodone Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.8 mi
Parks: 8
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 6
Hot springs: 4
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.7 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.7 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.9 mi
  • free natural hot pool: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 11.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Kaiser Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HooperE 90°3,764 m16.0 mi
Silver PeakNE 37°3,612 m15.1 mi
Sharktooth PeakNE 34°3,551 m15.5 mi
Chamberlain PeakE 93°3,538 m15.1 mi
Graveyard PeakNE 45°3,503 m15.2 mi
Saddle MountainNE 38°3,402 m12.6 mi
Mount ShinnESE 111°3,336 m15.7 mi
CockscombNE 34°3,258 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3719:4220:21
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0816:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343436404654616256474035
Precip in8.57.86.84.02.40.70.70.10.42.33.96.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798374

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