Moro Rock
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Moro Rock rises to 2,050 m in California. Lippincott Mountain stands 3,731 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Buttress Tree, a attraction 0.5 miles away.
The story
Moro Rock is a granite dome rock formation in Sequoia National Park, California, United States. It is located in the center of the park, at the head of Moro Creek, between Giant Forest and Crescent Meadow. A stairway, designed by the National Park Service and built in 1931, is cut into and poured onto the rock, so that visitors can hike to the top. The view from the rock encompasses much of the Park, including the Great Western Divide. Use of this trail is discouraged during thunderstorms and when it is snowing. The name "Moro Rock" derives from a blue roan mustang of color the Mexicans call moro, owned by one Mr Swanson of Three Rivers in the 1860s.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q2156029, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2050 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bobcat Point: 0.8 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.2 mi
- Switchback Peak: 1.5 mi
- Sunset Rock: 2.2 mi
- Colony Peak: 3.4 mi
- Big Fern Springs: 0.6 mi
- Granite Spring: 0.7 mi
- Wall Spring: 0.8 mi
- Slide Spring: 1.0 mi
- Hidden Spring: 6.7 mi
- Buttress Tree: 0.5 mi
- Hanging Rock: 0.5 mi
- Parker Group: 0.5 mi
- Tunnel Log: 0.6 mi
- Auto Log: 0.7 mi
- Marble Falls: 1.6 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Lower Buck Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
- Tokopah Falls: 6.1 mi
- Upper Buck Creek Falls: 8.2 mi
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 0.7 mi
- Old Ranger Station: 2.7 mi
- Alles Cabin: 7.4 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 11.1 mi
- Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 11.9 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 1.7 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Stony Creek Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Columbine Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 12.6 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 12.6 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 13.2 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 15.0 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 15.1 mi
- Valhalla: 10.1 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 18.5 mi
- Window Cliffs: 24.0 mi
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 16.6 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 23.1 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 1.5 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 10.0 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 18.5 mi
- Jumping Rock: 18.7 mi
- Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 20.3 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Moro Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lippincott Mountain | E 98° | 3,731 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Eisen | ESE 106° | 3,714 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Stewart | E 81° | 3,708 m | 11.8 mi |
| Eagle Scout Peak | E 89° | 3,658 m | 11.3 mi |
| Horn Peak | ENE 68° | 3,584 m | 10.9 mi |
| Big Bird Peak | ENE 62° | 3,536 m | 10.1 mi |
| Empire Mountain | ESE 117° | 3,522 m | 11.7 mi |
| Winter Alta | ENE 59° | 3,453 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
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, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1751223608
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