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Kings Castle

Kings Castle, seen from above at true elevation

Kings Castle rises to 3,144 m in California. Mount Hilgard stands 4,060 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Ian Campbell, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in Fresno County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49041736, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3144 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.27383, -119.01150

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
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: 14
  • 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: 11
  • 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: 4
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.9 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.9 mi
  • 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 13.3 miles of Kings Castle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HilgardENE 59°4,060 m11.8 mi
Feather PeakENE 74°4,039 m13.3 mi
Seven GablesENE 75°3,963 m10.1 mi
GeminiE 81°3,919 m10.8 mi
Recess PeakNE 49°3,905 m11.4 mi
White Bear PeakENE 67°3,889 m12.7 mi
Mist PeakNE 51°3,867.6 m11.5 mi
Mount MorrowE 86°3,780 m12.0 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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