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Mercur Peak

Mercur Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Mercur Peak rises to 2,468 m in California. Tower Peak stands 3,582 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sachse Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49049229, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2468 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.09582, -119.81615

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 23
Waterfalls: 17
Beaches: 4
  • Beach 2: 11.5 mi
  • Beach 1: 11.7 mi
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Benson Lake Beach: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 4
Parks: 4
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Mercur Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower PeakENE 77°3,581.8 m15.0 mi
Leavitt PeakNE 34°3,516 m15.9 mi
Ehrnbeck PeakE 80°3,428.1 m16.6 mi
Forsyth PeakENE 71°3,408.3 m13.5 mi
Wells PeakE 83°3,389.4 m15.7 mi
Craig PeakE 81°3,379 m14.2 mi
Snow PeakE 84°3,336 m13.4 mi
The WatchtowerENE 75°3,332.4 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:11
June solstice05:3719:4720:26
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1316:0216:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404346515866737267584740
Precip in6.35.75.73.52.40.60.40.10.42.23.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659110 — Mercur Peak, Tuolumne County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358806837

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