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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
3,999 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.56015, -118.51443

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 36
Historic sites: 20
Waterfalls: 18
Springs: 17
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
Gardens: 9
  • 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
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 23.0 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 KaweahSE4,205 m3.1 mi
Red KaweahSSE4,185 m1.5 mi
Michael's PinnacleSSE4,170 m1.6 mi
Second KaweahSSE4,166 m2.2 mi
Table MountainNNE4,151 m7.3 mi
Milestone MountainNNE4,149 m5.4 mi
Koontz PinnacleSSE4,145 m1.0 mi
Black KaweahS4,140 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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