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Milestone Mesa

Milestone Mesa, seen from above at true elevation

Milestone Mesa rises to 4,126 m in California. Mount Tyndall stands 4,275 m to the east-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Milestone Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

peak in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q124657609, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4126.3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.63099, -118.47238

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 37
Historic sites: 22
Springs: 20
Waterfalls: 19
Cliffs: 11
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 18.7 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 17.7 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 19.3 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 19.3 mi
  • Heart Arch: 19.3 mi
  • Natural Arch: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 18.3 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
Museums: 6
Parks: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Paiute Mural: 18.7 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 20.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 19.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Milestone Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TyndallENE 77°4,275 m7.7 mi
Mount BarnardE 91°4,266 m8.4 mi
Mount StanfordNE 40°4,260.2 m6.6 mi
Gregory's MonumentNE 41°4,254.4 m6.5 mi
Mount KeithNE 56°4,249 m8.6 mi
Trojan PeakE 85°4,245 m8.7 mi
Junction PeakNE 55°4,224 m7.2 mi
Caltech PeakNE 48°4,216.5 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3820:16
September equinox06:4318:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283034384654616055453527
Precip in8.77.96.43.22.00.70.60.10.72.33.66.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 15 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7900131612

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