Moses Mountain
Moses Mountain rises to 2,820 m in California. Needham Mountain stands 3,816 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is North Maggie Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away.
The story
Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Wikidata Q49051683, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,820 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- North Maggie Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Maggie Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Dennison Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Dennison Peak: 4.6 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 17.1 mi
- Hanging Rock: 19.3 mi
- Parker Group: 19.4 mi
- Buttress Tree: 19.4 mi
- Tunnel Log: 19.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 5.2 mi
- Doyle Springs: 5.6 mi
- Big Spring: 5.8 mi
- Camp Nelson soda spring: 10.4 mi
- Soda Spring: 11.9 mi
- Springville Veterans Memorial Park: 12.7 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 16.6 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 17.0 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 17.1 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 18.5 mi
- Tufa Falls: 12.3 mi
- Upper Cliff Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
- Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 15.3 mi
- Cholollo Falls: 15.3 mi
- Volcano Falls: 16.8 mi
- Walkers Cabin: 7.6 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 11.1 mi
- Alles Cabin: 12.9 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 13.3 mi
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 16.0 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 17.5 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 21.9 mi
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 23.2 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 16.9 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 20.4 mi
- Porterville Historical Museum: 23.7 mi
- Window Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Valhalla: 20.9 mi
- Parker Bluffs: 21.5 mi
- Natural Arch: 17.9 mi
- Natural Bridge: 17.9 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 20.6 mi
- World's Largest Olive: 24.2 mi
- Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Moses Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needham Mountain | NNE 33° | 3,816 m | 14.5 mi |
| Florence Peak | NE 39° | 3,789 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | NNE 30° | 3,759 m | 14.1 mi |
| Bullfrog Peak | NE 44° | 3,755 m | 10.7 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | NE 36° | 3,656 m | 12.4 mi |
| Vandever Mountain | NE 34° | 3,636 m | 10.0 mi |
| North Sawtooth Peak | NNE 28° | 3,623 m | 14.3 mi |
| Falcon Peak | NE 34° | 3,584 m | 9.6 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 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Three Rivers Edison PH 1, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 272567 — Moses Mountain, Tulare County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358801777
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