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Mitchell Peak

Mitchell Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Mitchell Peak rises to 1,072 m in California. Shell Mountain stands 2,920 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson Point, a peak 1.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050740, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1072 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.68199, -119.07469

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 34
Parks: 34
  • General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 9.7 mi
  • Sheridan Park: 13.4 mi
  • J O Eaton Memorial Park: 13.8 mi
  • US Senator Dianne Feinstein Park: 14.7 mi
  • Ledbetter County Park: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 30
Waterfalls: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Old Ranger Station: 17.1 mi
  • Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 19.5 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 21.8 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 21.9 mi
Museums: 4
  • Giant Forest Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Three Rivers Historical Museum: 18.8 mi
  • Alta District Historical Society: 19.9 mi
  • Reedley Museum: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Bookie Bear: 10.5 mi
  • Dinuba Christian Church Statue: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 14.9 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Mitchell Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shell MountainE 86°2,920 m15.4 mi
Buck RockENE 72°2,591 m12.5 mi
Little BaldyESE 107°2,453 m15.7 mi
Big BaldyE 94°2,449 m10.7 mi
Chimney RockE 99°2,350.3 m11.6 mi
Buena Vista PeakENE 78°2,321 m10.1 mi
Converse MountainNE 37°2,207 m11.8 mi
Redwood MountainE 89°2,139 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:08
June solstice05:3919:4120:19
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0616:0416:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363638414958666560514235
Precip in8.07.37.83.61.40.50.30.20.32.43.36.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grant Grove, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659148 — Mitchell Peak, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358806863

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