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Kings Castle

Kings Castle, seen from above at true elevation

Kings Castle rises to 3,144 m in California. Mount Gabb stands 4,168 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Ian Campbell, a peak 1.0 miles away. 130 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Fresno County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49041736, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,144 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.27383, -119.01150

130 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Historic sites: 15
  • Qualls Camp: 6.4 mi
  • China Camp: 7.3 mi
  • 786 Squadron Memorial: 8.3 mi
  • Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 14.6 mi
  • Log Cabin: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Rancheria Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Twin Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Line Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 13.3 mi
Springs: 9
  • Little Eden: 3.4 mi
  • Reed Pools: 3.5 mi
  • Old Pedro: 3.6 mi
  • Iodone Springs: 3.6 mi
  • Cold Springs: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 5.9 mi
  • Dowville Picnic Site: 12.6 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 12.8 mi
  • Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 16.3 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
Parks: 8
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 4
Hot springs: 2
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.9 mi
  • free natural hot pool: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 19.6 mi
  • Whisky Snowmobile Area: 22.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 18.7 mi
Museums: 1
  • Museum of the Sierra: 19.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kings Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GabbENE4,168 m13.5 mi
Mount HilgardENE4,060 m11.8 mi
Feather PeakENE4,039 m13.3 mi
Seven GablesENE3,963 m10.1 mi
GeminiE3,919 m10.8 mi
Recess PeakNE3,905 m11.4 mi
White Bear PeakENE3,889 m12.7 mi
Mist PeakNE3,868 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3719:4220:21
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:0716:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343436404654616256474035
Precip in8.57.86.84.02.40.70.70.10.42.33.96.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1667638 — Kings Castle, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358816381

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