Mineral Peak
Mineral Peak rises to 3,540 m in California. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sawtooth Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49050527, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,540 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sawtooth Peak: 0.8 mi
- North Sawtooth Peak: 1.1 mi
- Empire Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Needham Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Rainbow Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Tharp's Log: 12.6 mi
- Cleveland Tree: 12.7 mi
- Chimney Tree: 12.8 mi
- The Dead Giant: 12.9 mi
- Squatters Cabin: 13.1 mi
- Soda Spring: 1.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 2.6 mi
- Big Spring: 12.3 mi
- Big Fern Springs: 13.2 mi
- Granite Spring: 13.6 mi
- Tufa Falls: 1.9 mi
- Upper Cliff Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
- Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 8.5 mi
- Lower Buck Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 1.9 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 2.3 mi
- Old Big Arroyo Patrol Cabin: 5.3 mi
- Alles Cabin: 6.2 mi
- Walkers Cabin: 11.2 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 12.6 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 20.2 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 20.8 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 22.1 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 22.9 mi
- Kaweah Recreation Area: 23.8 mi
- Valhalla: 8.7 mi
- Window Cliffs: 11.2 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 19.9 mi
- Natural Arch: 12.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 14.1 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 18.6 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 9.1 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Mineral Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kaweah | NE 41° | 4,205 m | 7.3 mi |
| Red Kaweah | NNE 27° | 4,185 m | 7.2 mi |
| Michael's Pinnacle | NNE 28° | 4,170 m | 7.2 mi |
| Second Kaweah | NE 34° | 4,166 m | 7.2 mi |
| Koontz Pinnacle | NNE 25° | 4,145 m | 7.6 mi |
| Black Kaweah | NNE 22° | 4,140 m | 7.3 mi |
| Squaretop | NNE 31° | 4,122 m | 7.2 mi |
| Pyramidal Pinnacle | NNE 24° | 4,116 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 14 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358801748
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