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Lawson Peak

Lawson Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Lawson Peak rises to 3,999 m in California. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the southeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Kaweah Queen, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49043733, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3999 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.56015, -118.51443

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 36
Historic sites: 22
Waterfalls: 18
Springs: 18
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 22.7 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 22.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Valhalla: 4.1 mi
  • Window Cliffs: 13.9 mi
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 14.7 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 21.8 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 22.2 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Natural Arch: 15.8 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 15.9 mi
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 20.1 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 21.9 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 14.6 mi
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Museums: 5
Parks: 4
  • Merritt Park: 22.9 mi
  • General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 23.2 mi
  • Independence Park: 24.1 mi
  • Dehy Park: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Paiute Mural: 23.0 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 23.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Lawson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KaweahSE 140°4,205 m3.1 mi
Red KaweahSSE 161°4,185 m1.5 mi
Michael's PinnacleSSE 160°4,170.4 m1.6 mi
Second KaweahSSE 148°4,165.5 m2.2 mi
Table MountainNNE 18°4,151 m7.3 mi
Milestone MountainNNE 18°4,149 m5.4 mi
Koontz PinnacleSSE 160°4,145 m1.0 mi
Black KaweahS 185°4,140 m1.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3719:3820:16
September equinox06:4318:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283034384654616055453527
Precip in8.77.96.43.22.00.70.60.10.72.33.66.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 13 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 252152 — Lawson Peak, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358795097

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