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Kaweah Queen

Kaweah Queen, seen from above at true elevation

Kaweah Queen rises to 4,074 m in California. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the southeast, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lawson Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

Kaweah Queen is a mountain along Kaweah peaks ridge which forms part of the Great Western Divide in the Sierra Nevada. The peak is in California's Sequoia National Park.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6379954, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4074 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.55475, -118.50869

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 37
Historic sites: 22
Springs: 19
Waterfalls: 18
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 22.6 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 22.7 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Valhalla: 4.5 mi
  • Window Cliffs: 13.4 mi
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 14.4 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 21.6 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 21.9 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Natural Arch: 15.4 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 15.4 mi
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 19.9 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 21.6 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 14.8 mi
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
Museums: 6
Parks: 5
Artworks: 2
  • Paiute Mural: 22.9 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 22.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Kaweah Queen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KaweahSE 140°4,205 m2.6 mi
Red KaweahS 171°4,185 m1.0 mi
Michael's PinnacleSSE 168°4,170.4 m1.1 mi
Second KaweahSSE 150°4,165.5 m1.7 mi
Table MountainNNE 15°4,151 m7.6 mi
Milestone MountainNNE 14°4,149 m5.7 mi
Koontz PinnacleS 177°4,145 m0.6 mi
Black KaweahSSW 212°4,140 m0.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3719:3820:16
September equinox06:4318:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 13 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1658885 — Kaweah Queen, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358806673

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