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Loper Peak

Loper Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Loper Peak rises to 3,062 m in California. Mount Goddard stands 4,126 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Horn, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Fresno County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49046817, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3062 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.03837, -118.90599

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 14
Waterfalls: 14
Picnic sites: 12
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 5.5 mi
  • Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 11.2 mi
  • Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 10
  • John Muir Rock: 13.1 mi
  • Rock Monster: 16.7 mi
  • Zephyr Headquarters: 17.3 mi
  • Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 17.3 mi
  • Chicago Stump: 17.5 mi
Parks: 8
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 9.6 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 12.6 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 19.4 mi
  • 786 Squadron Memorial: 20.6 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
  • Museum of the Sierra: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Loper Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GoddardENE 66°4,126 m11.2 mi
Mount HansenENE 78°3,955 m12.0 mi
ScyllaENE 76°3,940 m12.3 mi
Mount McGeeNE 53°3,938 m11.6 mi
The Three SirensENE 76°3,854 m12.5 mi
Mount ReinsteinENE 73°3,841.8 m9.7 mi
Emerald PeakNE 42°3,824 m11.8 mi
Peter PeakNE 50°3,800 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3719:4120:19
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0616:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586573818176665345
Precip in5.64.95.12.61.40.40.20.00.21.42.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 262918 — Loper Peak, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798646

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