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Merriam Peak

Merriam Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Merriam Peak rises to 3,994 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the east-southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Royce Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away.

About

The story

Merriam Peak is a 13,103-foot-elevation (3,994-meter) mountain summit located in Fresno County in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States. It is situated south of the Royce Lakes and north of French Canyon, in the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Sierra National Forest. It is set 0.7 miles (1.1 km) south-southeast of Royce Peak, the nearest higher neighbor. Merriam Peak is the 129th highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as it rises approximately 3,000 feet (910 meters) above French Canyon in one mile. This mountain was named in 1929 by the California State Geographic Board, and officially adopted in 1930 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor Dr. Clinton Hart Merriam (1855–1942), an American zoologist and naturalist, who served on the U.S. Board on Geographic Names from 1914 through 1925.

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Wikidata Q49049265, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3994 m
Getting there

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Coordinates37.30906, -118.76540
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 18
  • Log Cabin: 5.6 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 15.8 mi
  • China Camp: 16.6 mi
  • Power Plant Ruin: 17.5 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 17.5 mi
Springs: 15
  • Cold Springs: 13.6 mi
  • Iodone Springs: 13.8 mi
  • Reed Pools: 13.9 mi
  • Old Pedro: 13.9 mi
  • Little Eden: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Parks: 9
  • Starlite Playground and Park: 12.4 mi
  • Millpond Recreation Area: 15.8 mi
  • Crowley Park: 18.0 mi
  • Izaak Walton Park: 18.1 mi
  • Bulpitt Park: 18.2 mi
Hot springs: 9
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 20.9 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 21.0 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 21.0 mi
  • Hot Spring: 24.3 mi
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 13.1 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 19.3 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 4
Museums: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Merriam Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysESE 118°4,263 m5.7 mi
Bear Creek SpireN 358°4,186 m4.1 mi
Mount MorganNNE 15°4,186 m6.9 mi
Mount MendelSSE 154°4,177 m10.3 mi
Mount AbbotNNW 349°4,176 m5.4 mi
Mount GabbNNW 336°4,168 m5.1 mi
Mount TomENE 71°4,145 m6.3 mi
Mount DadeN 351°4,143 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3619:4120:20
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0616:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 23 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798786

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