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Kanaka Peak

Kanaka Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Kanaka Peak rises to 920 m in California. Camel Peak stands 1,737 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Island Bar Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49040719, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
920 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.58239, -121.30441

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 44
Waterfalls: 21
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Collins Lake Group Picnic Area #1: 17.2 mi
  • Convict Flat Picnic Site: 19.1 mi
  • Sandy Point Day Use: 23.1 mi
  • Paradise Lake Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hespol Memorial Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Jackies Orchard Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Oven Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Holden Spring: 23.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
Beaches: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Kanaka Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Camel PeakNE 49°1,737 m14.4 mi
Big PeakNE 46°1,686 m14.9 mi
Little PeakNE 46°1,662 m14.5 mi
Glazer PointNNE 15°1,645 m14.5 mi
Little Marble ConeNNE 20°1,421 m12.3 mi
Whiskey HillNNE 31°1,418 m11.0 mi
Diamond Springs HillENE 75°1,398 m14.0 mi
Quartz HillNE 55°1,325 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:3919:5620:37
September equinox06:5418:2819:04
December solstice07:2316:0216:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414143475562696864554640
Precip in14.713.712.86.44.01.20.00.20.54.18.616.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Strawberry Valley 2, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798376

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