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Leavitt Peak

Leavitt Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Leavitt Peak rises to 3,516 m in California. Tower Peak stands 3,582 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sardine Falls, a waterfall 2.2 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

About

The story

Leavitt Peak is located in the Emigrant Wilderness near Sonora Pass in the eastern Sierra Nevada range of California. Leavitt Peak is located on the Tuolumne County - Mono County line. The Pacific Crest Trail runs close to the east of Leavitt Peak, at an elevation of about 10,800 feet (3,290 m) elevation. The peak offers views south to Yosemite National Park and north towards South Lake Tahoe. Leavitt Peak is named for Hiram Leavitt, a native of New Hampshire and an early judge in Mono County. He built a hotel and home in 1863 at the foot of the east end of Sonora Pass to serve the growing number of travelers between Sonora and Aurora, primarily miners headed to the gold mines at nearby Bodie. Leavitt also erected a stagecoach station at what is called Leavitt Station. Leavitt Peak is a popular hiking destination. Leavitt Lake and Leavitt Meadow are nearby along the West Walker River and are also named for the early Leavitt family settlers. Leavitt's is recorded on Charles F. Hoffmann's map of 1873. and Levitt Peak appears on the Mining Bureau map of 1891.

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Wikidata Q6510805, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3516 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.28619, -119.65130

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 16
Waterfalls: 10
Parks: 5
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 7.4 mi
  • Bridgeport: 8.6 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 9.7 mi
  • Walker Community Park: 18.2 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 17.6 mi
  • Strawberry: 20.7 mi
  • Old Jail: 22.9 mi
  • Nugent Cabin: 24.0 mi
  • Clinton: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Beach 2: 19.5 mi
  • Beach 1: 19.6 mi
  • Benson Lake Beach: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Columns of the Giants: 9.0 mi
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 14.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Leavitt Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower PeakSSE 150°3,581.8 m11.3 mi
Hunewill PeakSE 128°3,562 m14.3 mi
Walker MountainESE 110°3,524 m10.3 mi
Hanna MountainSE 127°3,491 m11.2 mi
Sonora PeakN 10°3,484 m4.8 mi
White MountainNNE 17°3,470 m6.8 mi
Flatiron ButteSE 125°3,470 m10.6 mi
Center MountainSE 138°3,431.3 m13.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3619:4720:26
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1316:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936424958646256453628
Precip in2.01.50.90.60.70.40.50.40.20.70.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 23 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/8538804617

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