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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
4,126.3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.63099, -118.47238

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 37
Historic sites: 20
  • Old Big Arroyo Patrol Cabin: 8.4 mi
  • Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 9.3 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 9.6 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 10.8 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 19
Springs: 19
Cliffs: 11
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
Gardens: 9
  • 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
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 18.8 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 TyndallENE4,275 m7.7 mi
Mount BarnardE4,266 m8.4 mi
Mount StanfordNE4,260 m6.6 mi
Gregory's MonumentNE4,254 m6.5 mi
Mount KeithNE4,249 m8.6 mi
Trojan PeakE4,245 m8.7 mi
Junction PeakNE4,224 m7.2 mi
Caltech PeakNE4,217 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 50–80 °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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