Mount Agassiz
Mount Agassiz rises to 4,235 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the southeast, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Aperture Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away.
The story
Mount Agassiz, at 13,899 feet (4,236 m), is one of the 20 highest peaks of California. It is the northernmost and easiest to climb of the major Palisades summits. This peak is not to be confused with the 9,967-foot (3,038 m) peak by the same name in Desolation Wilderness, also in the California Sierra.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q6919275, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4235 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Aperture Peak: 0.4 mi
- Mount Winchell: 0.6 mi
- Mount Robinson: 0.9 mi
- Gendarme Peak: 1.0 mi
- Picture Puzzle: 1.2 mi
- Grouse Spring: 4.9 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 9.7 mi
- Fish Springs: 15.0 mi
- Scotty Spring: 16.6 mi
- Wilkerson Springs: 16.6 mi
- Second Falls: 4.4 mi
- First Falls: 4.9 mi
- Triple Falls: 8.9 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
- Mendenhall Park: 13.7 mi
- Big Pine Triangle County Park: 13.9 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 14.7 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 17.9 mi
- Bulpitt Park: 18.0 mi
- Windy Cliff: 7.6 mi
- Great Cliffs: 7.7 mi
- Muro Blanco: 14.0 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 14.7 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 21.0 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Piñyon Picnic Area Nature Trail: 23.8 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 18.4 mi
- American Mule Museum: 19.2 mi
- Laws Railroad Museum: 22.2 mi
- Rock Monster: 4.8 mi
- John Muir Rock: 17.7 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 19.1 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Kearsarge: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Mount Agassiz. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Palisade | SE 143° | 4,343 m | 1.5 mi |
| Starlight Peak | SE 143° | 4,323.7 m | 1.4 mi |
| Mount Sill | SE 126° | 4,316 m | 1.9 mi |
| Polemonium Peak | SE 141° | 4,298.2 m | 1.6 mi |
| Middle Palisade | SE 130° | 4,278.2 m | 4.4 mi |
| Thunderbolt Peak | SE 143° | 4,268 m | 1.2 mi |
| Disappointment Peak | SE 131° | 4,258.6 m | 4.6 mi |
| Barrett Peak | SE 138° | 4,258 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:39 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796589
Take the scenic way to Mount Agassiz.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.