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Mitchell Peak

Mitchell Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Mitchell Peak rises to 3,164 m in California. Glacier Ridge stands 3,767 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin, a historic site 1.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Tulare County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050741, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3164 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.73220, -118.71534

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 28
Springs: 28
Waterfalls: 24
Historic sites: 16
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 1.7 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 2.8 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 10.7 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 11.1 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 3
Beaches: 2
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Mitchell Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Glacier RidgeSE 132°3,767 m11.7 mi
Cross MountainE 89°3,709 m11.7 mi
Horn PeakSE 141°3,584 m11.5 mi
Big Bird PeakSE 143°3,536 m10.3 mi
Kennedy MountainNNE 14°3,474 m10.5 mi
Winter AltaSSE 160°3,453 m9.9 mi
Alta PeakSSE 164°3,437 m10.2 mi
Palmer MountainE 82°3,430 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3719:3920:18
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0516:0316:43

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, 9 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798842

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