Lippincott Mountain
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
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Eisen: 1.6 mi
- Eagle Scout Peak: 1.7 mi
- Serpent's Tooth: 2.4 mi
- Rowell Tower: 2.6 mi
- Hamilton Dome: 2.9 mi
- Tharp's Log: 10.3 mi
- Cleveland Tree: 10.5 mi
- Chimney Tree: 10.6 mi
- The Dead Giant: 10.9 mi
- The Three Amigos: 10.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 5.6 mi
- Soda Spring: 6.3 mi
- Big Fern Springs: 11.8 mi
- Wall Spring: 11.9 mi
- Granite Spring: 12.1 mi
- 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
- Old Big Arroyo Patrol Cabin: 1.6 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 4.7 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 7.0 mi
- Alles Cabin: 7.2 mi
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 11.2 mi
- 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
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 21.5 mi
- General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 22.0 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 22.1 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 23.6 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 24.2 mi
- Valhalla: 3.7 mi
- Window Cliffs: 13.7 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 17.8 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 24.4 mi
- Natural Arch: 15.2 mi
- Natural Bridge: 15.3 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 23.3 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 12.0 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 19.4 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 9.2 mi
- Kearsarge: 23.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kaweah | E 86° | 4,205 m | 4.7 mi |
| Red Kaweah | ENE 68° | 4,185 m | 3.4 mi |
| Michael's Pinnacle | ENE 70° | 4,170.4 m | 3.5 mi |
| Second Kaweah | ENE 78° | 4,165.5 m | 4.0 mi |
| Milestone Mountain | NNE 29° | 4,149 m | 9.0 mi |
| Koontz Pinnacle | ENE 61° | 4,145 m | 3.5 mi |
| Black Kaweah | ENE 57° | 4,140 m | 3.1 mi |
| Midway Mountain | NNE 28° | 4,140 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:38 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 6.9 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796153
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