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Langille Peak

Langille Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Langille Peak rises to 3,661 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the east, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Monster, a attraction 0.9 miles away.

The story

Langille Peak is a 12,018-foot-elevation (3,663-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of central California, United States. It is situated in northern Kings Canyon National Park, 19 miles (31 km) west-southwest of the community of Big Pine, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Mount Thompson, 2.8 miles (4.5 km) southwest of Mount Goode, and 2.1 miles (3.4 km) east of Black Giant. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 3,100 feet (940 meters) above Le Conte Canyon in less than one mile. The approach to this remote peak is made via the John Muir Trail.

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Wikidata Q49043457, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3661 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.10103, -118.61069

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 20
Waterfalls: 13
  • Triple Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Second Falls: 8.9 mi
  • First Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 12.0 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 11.4 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 14.5 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 18.1 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 18.5 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 20.0 mi
Parks: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 20.5 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 2
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Langille Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PalisadeE 95°4,343 m5.3 mi
Starlight PeakE 94°4,323.7 m5.3 mi
Mount SillE 93°4,316 m5.9 mi
Polemonium PeakE 96°4,298.2 m5.5 mi
Thunderbolt PeakE 93°4,268 m5.1 mi
Barrett PeakE 97°4,258 m5.8 mi
Mount AgassizE 80°4,235 m4.5 mi
Mount DarwinNW 323°4,216 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:07
June solstice05:3619:4020:18
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0516:0116:42

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, 23 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798449

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