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Lone Pine Peak

Lone Pine Peak rises to 3,941 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the west-northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Candlelight Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

Lone Pine Peak is located on the east side of the Sierra Nevada range just west of the town of Lone Pine, California in Inyo County, in eastern California in the southwestern United States. The summit marks the eastern boundary of the John Muir Wilderness in the Inyo National Forest. Lone Pine Peak is the mountain in the photo for the default desktop wallpaper of macOS Sierra.

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Wikidata Q14683160, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3941 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.56189, -118.22564

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 29
Historic sites: 20
  • Donald D. Brooks: 3.4 mi
  • Walt's Point: 8.7 mi
  • Cousin Jack: 8.7 mi
  • Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 9.1 mi
  • Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 11.7 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Barracks Garden: 12.0 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 4.8 mi
  • Palette Arch: 6.2 mi
  • Gunga Din Arch: 6.3 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 6.6 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 2.2 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 6.3 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 6.3 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 6.4 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 6.4 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 5
Parks: 5
Artworks: 2
  • Miss Alabama: 7.5 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 12.1 mi
Hot springs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Lone Pine Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyWNW 287°4,419.6 m3.9 mi
Mount WilliamsonNW 324°4,383 m8.1 mi
Keeler NeedleWNW 285°4,361.2 m3.8 mi
Crooks PeakWNW 284°4,341.7 m3.7 mi
Lewis PeakWNW 283°4,306.7 m3.7 mi
Mount RussellWNW 298°4,296 m4.1 mi
Aiguille ExtraWNW 281°4,289 m3.6 mi
Mount LangleySSW 196°4,277 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:3619:3720:15
September equinox06:4218:1718:51
December solstice07:0216:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 262806 — Lone Pine Peak, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798612

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