Kearsarge Peak
Kearsarge Peak rises to 3,847 m in California. Mount Williamson stands 4,383 m to the south-southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Dragon Tooth, a peak 1.6 miles away.
The story
Kearsarge Peak is a 12,620-foot (3,847 m) mountain located less than two miles east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Inyo County in northern California. It is situated immediately northwest of Onion Valley in the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It is also 8.5 miles (13.7 km) west of the community of Independence, and 2.1 miles (3.4 km) north-northwest of Independence Peak. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 5,250 feet (1,600 meters) above Onion Valley in two miles.
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Wikidata Q49040970, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3847 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Dragon Tooth: 1.6 mi
- Dragon Peak: 1.6 mi
- Mount Gould: 1.8 mi
- Mount Mary Austin: 2.0 mi
- Independence Peak: 2.1 mi
- Tub Springs: 2.7 mi
- Boron Springs: 4.3 mi
- McGann Springs: 5.3 mi
- Grover Anton Spring: 7.3 mi
- Harry Birch Springs: 8.9 mi
- Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 4.0 mi
- Donald Downs Plaque: 6.9 mi
- Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 7.5 mi
- Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 8.8 mi
- Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 9.7 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 6.4 mi
- Lower Gardiner Falls: 6.5 mi
- Mist Falls: 11.3 mi
- Roaring River Falls: 15.2 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 15.7 mi
- Chicken Ranch: 15.7 mi
- Boot Arch: 16.1 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 16.1 mi
- Man of Steel (movie site): 16.3 mi
- Iron Man (movie site): 16.6 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 11.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 11.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 11.3 mi
- Arai Pond: 11.3 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 11.4 mi
- Muro Blanco: 12.7 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 15.0 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 17.8 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 19.1 mi
- Windy Cliff: 19.1 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 16.7 mi
- Mobius Arch: 17.3 mi
- Lathe Arch: 17.3 mi
- Heart Arch: 17.3 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 18.5 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 8.0 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 8.1 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 11.8 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 20.1 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 20.5 mi
- Dehy Park: 8.1 mi
- Independence Park: 8.3 mi
- Merritt Park: 11.2 mi
- Spainhower Park: 20.0 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 22.6 mi
- Kearsarge: 1.9 mi
- Bend City: 12.2 mi
- San Carlos: 12.3 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 7.3 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- Paiute Mural: 11.3 mi
- Miss Alabama: 19.2 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Kearsarge Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Williamson | SSE 168° | 4,383 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Tyndall | S 177° | 4,275 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Stanford | SSW 205° | 4,260.2 m | 6.5 mi |
| Gregory's Monument | SSW 204° | 4,254.4 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Keith | S 178° | 4,249 m | 6.2 mi |
| Trojan Peak | S 170° | 4,245 m | 10.3 mi |
| Junction Peak | S 189° | 4,224 m | 6.9 mi |
| Caltech Peak | SSW 199° | 4,216.5 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 262086 — Kearsarge Peak, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358798381
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