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Lion Rock

Lion Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Lion Rock rises to 3,767 m in California. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the southeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Triple Divide Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away.

About

The story

Lion Rock is a 12,360-foot-elevation (3,770-meter) mountain summit located along the Great Western Divide of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County of northern California. It is situated in Sequoia National Park, one mile northeast of Mount Stewart, and one mile southwest of Triple Divide Peak. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 3,145 feet (959 meters) above Tamarack Lake in 1.5 mile, and the north aspect rises 1,355 feet (413 meters) above Lion Lake in 0.38 mile. Lion Rock ranks as the 311th highest summit in California.

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Wikidata Q107144008, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3767 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.58244, -118.54207
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 36
Historic sites: 20
Waterfalls: 18
Springs: 14
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 23.4 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 23.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 23.5 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 23.5 mi
  • Rose Garden: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
Natural arches: 10
  • Natural Arch: 17.9 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 18.0 mi
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 21.5 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 23.2 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 13.5 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
Parks: 6
  • General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 21.2 mi
  • Merritt Park: 23.6 mi
  • Independence Park: 24.2 mi
  • Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 24.3 mi
  • Dehy Park: 24.3 mi
Museums: 5
Artworks: 2
  • Paiute Mural: 23.6 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Hot springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Lion Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KaweahSE 138°4,205 m5.3 mi
Red KaweahSE 145°4,185 m3.6 mi
Michael's PinnacleSE 145°4,170.4 m3.7 mi
Second KaweahSE 141°4,165.5 m4.4 mi
Table MountainNE 35°4,151 m6.6 mi
Milestone MountainNE 42°4,149 m4.8 mi
Koontz PinnacleSE 143°4,145 m3.1 mi
Black KaweahSSE 150°4,140 m2.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:06
June solstice05:3719:3820:17
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
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, 11 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7900152238

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