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Kirby Peak

Kirby Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Kirby Peak rises to 1,642 m in California. Mount Raymond stands 2,650 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mt Buckingham School (historic), a historic site 2.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1642 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.52160, -119.79711

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 36
Springs: 17
Parks: 16
Attractions: 13
Picnic sites: 13
  • Gold Rush BBQ: 9.5 mi
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 10.1 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Summit Meadow: 13.1 mi
  • Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 15.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Kirby Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RaymondE 94°2,650 m13.7 mi
White Chief MountainE 99°2,637 m14.6 mi
Tempo DomeNE 42°2,393.1 m12.0 mi
Dewey PointNNE 32°2,236 m15.0 mi
Speckerman MountainESE 112°2,181 m12.8 mi
Crocker PointNNE 31°2,165 m14.7 mi
Devil PeakE 80°2,114 m3.1 mi
Chowchilla MountainNE 41°2,105 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:11
June solstice05:3919:4520:24
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1116:0416:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363639435059656560514235
Precip in7.66.75.23.41.90.50.20.10.52.23.35.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799885

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