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Kid Peak

Kid Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Kid Peak rises to 3,492 m in California. Mount Pinchot stands 4,114 m to the east-northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49041484, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3492 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.87791, -118.55143

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 19
Waterfalls: 17
Springs: 16
Historic sites: 15
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 3.2 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 4.6 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 6.5 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 6.9 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 23.9 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 24.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 24.1 mi
  • Arai Pond: 24.1 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 6
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Paiute Mural: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Kid Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PinchotENE 59°4,113.6 m9.4 mi
Black MountainESE 116°4,045 m10.7 mi
Striped MountainNE 53°4,021.7 m10.1 mi
Mount WynneENE 63°4,018.3 m9.2 mi
Acrodectes PeakE 97°4,005 m9.8 mi
Diamond PeakESE 112°4,004 m9.6 mi
Mount BaxterE 96°4,004 m10.5 mi
Vennacher NeedleNNE 27°3,956 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3920:18
September equinox06:4318:1818:53
December solstice07:0416:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 20 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 262166 — Kid Peak, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798409

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