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Kennedy Peak

Kennedy Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Kennedy Peak rises to 3,267 m in California. Tower Peak stands 3,582 m to the southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Molo Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

Kennedy Peak is a 10,718-foot-elevation (3,267-meter) mountain summit located in Tuolumne County, California, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49041226, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3267 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.24577, -119.65463

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 15
Parks: 5
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 9.0 mi
  • Bridgeport: 10.6 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 12.1 mi
  • Walker Community Park: 20.8 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Benson Lake Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Beach 2: 18.6 mi
  • Beach 1: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Columns of the Giants: 10.2 mi
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 17.5 mi
  • Strawberry: 19.8 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 15.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Kennedy Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower PeakSE 140°3,581.8 m9.1 mi
Hunewill PeakESE 118°3,562 m12.9 mi
Victoria PeakESE 113°3,561 m13.7 mi
Walker MountainE 94°3,524 m9.9 mi
Leavitt PeakN 4°3,516 m2.8 mi
Hanna MountainESE 113°3,491 m10.0 mi
Sonora PeakN 8°3,484 m7.5 mi
Flatiron ButteESE 111°3,470 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3619:4720:26
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1316:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404346515866737267584740
Precip in6.35.75.73.52.40.60.40.10.42.23.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798398

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