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Lippincott Mountain

Lippincott Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Lippincott Mountain rises to 3,731 m in California. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the east, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Eisen, a peak 1.6 miles away.

The story

Lippincott Mountain is a mountain summit with an elevation of 12,264 feet (3,738 m), located on the Great Western Divide of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County of northern California. It is situated in Sequoia National Park, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Mount Eisen, and 1.7 miles (2.7 km) south of Eagle Scout Peak. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 2,660 feet (810 m) above Big Arroyo in 1.5 mile. Lippincott Mountain ranks as the 351st highest summit in California. The High Sierra Trail traverses below the eastern slope of this mountain, providing an approach option. The southeast slope and east ridge are class 2, and the northwest ridge is a class 3 scramble.

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Wikidata Q49044472, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3731 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.52133, -118.56287

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 27
Springs: 19
Waterfalls: 18
  • Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Upper Cliff Creek Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Tamarack Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Upper Buck Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Tufa Falls: 5.7 mi
Historic sites: 15
Picnic sites: 8
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 11.6 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
Parks: 5
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Natural Arch: 15.2 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 15.3 mi
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 23.3 mi
Museums: 2
Hot springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Lippincott Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KaweahE 86°4,205 m4.7 mi
Red KaweahENE 68°4,185 m3.4 mi
Michael's PinnacleENE 70°4,170.4 m3.5 mi
Second KaweahENE 78°4,165.5 m4.0 mi
Milestone MountainNNE 29°4,149 m9.0 mi
Koontz PinnacleENE 61°4,145 m3.5 mi
Black KaweahENE 57°4,140 m3.1 mi
Midway MountainNNE 28°4,140 m9.5 mi

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 5080 °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.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796153

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