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Kid Mountain

Kid Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Kid Mountain rises to 3,563 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the west, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is First Falls, a waterfall 1.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49041480, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3563 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.10061, -118.42987

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 48
Historic sites: 15
  • Monola: 10.7 mi
  • Zurich: 10.9 mi
  • Aberdeen Station: 14.2 mi
  • Prospect: 15.0 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • First Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Second Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Triple Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Upper Gardiner Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Lower Gardiner Falls: 19.6 mi
Parks: 10
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Kid Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PalisadeW 265°4,343 m4.7 mi
Starlight PeakW 265°4,323.7 m4.7 mi
Mount SillW 265°4,316 m4.1 mi
Polemonium PeakW 264°4,298.2 m4.6 mi
Middle PalisadeSW 226°4,278.2 m3.0 mi
Split MountainS 176°4,269 m5.5 mi
Thunderbolt PeakW 268°4,268 m4.8 mi
Disappointment PeakSW 223°4,258.6 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3519:3920:18
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0416:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358768703

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