Mount Carillon
Mount Carillon rises to 4,135 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the southwest, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is The Cleaver, a peak 0.4 miles away.
The story
Mount Carillon is a 13,559-foot-elevation (4,133-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. It is situated on the common border of Tulare County with Inyo County, as well as the shared boundary of Sequoia National Park and John Muir Wilderness. It is set above the south shore of Tulainyo Lake, 12.5 miles (20.1 km) west of the community of Lone Pine, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) northeast of Mount Whitney, and 0.7 miles (1.1 km) east-northeast of Mount Russell, the nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as it rises approximately 5,180 feet (1,580 meters) above Whitney Portal in approximately two miles. Carillon has subpeaks, unofficially called "The Cleaver" (13,383 ft (4,079 m), 0.4 mile to the northeast, and "Impala" (12,073+ ft/3,680+ m), on the southeast ridge.
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Wikidata Q49052226, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4135.4 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- The Cleaver: 0.4 mi
- Mount Russell: 0.7 mi
- Tunnabora Peak: 0.9 mi
- Mount Morgenson: 1.2 mi
- Mount Whitney: 1.2 mi
- SB23 intermittent spring: 2.2 mi
- Indian Spring: 11.1 mi
- Reinhackle Spring: 11.7 mi
- Boron Springs: 13.5 mi
- Tub Springs: 14.4 mi
- Donald D. Brooks: 5.1 mi
- Donald Downs Plaque: 8.6 mi
- Cousin Jack: 11.2 mi
- Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 11.2 mi
- Camouflage Net Factory: 11.5 mi
- How the West Was Won (movie site): 8.3 mi
- Seven Men from Now (movie site): 8.3 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 8.3 mi
- Gunga Din (movie site): 8.4 mi
- Tremors (movie site): 8.5 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 9.3 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 11.4 mi
- Tamarack Falls: 15.8 mi
- Volcano Falls: 17.8 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 11.2 mi
- Kado's Garden: 11.4 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 11.5 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 11.5 mi
- Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 11.5 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 6.8 mi
- Lathe Arch: 8.6 mi
- Mobius Arch: 8.6 mi
- Heart Arch: 8.6 mi
- Palette Arch: 9.0 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 1.5 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 8.5 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 9.0 mi
- Chocolate Block: 9.2 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 9.2 mi
- Merritt Park: 11.5 mi
- Spainhower Park: 11.8 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 12.6 mi
- Independence Park: 14.9 mi
- Dehy Park: 15.3 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 11.8 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 11.9 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 12.0 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 15.0 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 15.1 mi
- Kearsarge: 15.3 mi
- San Carlos: 16.9 mi
- Bend City: 17.7 mi
- Swansea: 21.3 mi
- Keeler: 23.6 mi
- Miss Alabama: 10.0 mi
- Paiute Mural: 11.5 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 17.1 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 10.6 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Mount Carillon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | SW 220° | 4,419.6 m | 1.2 mi |
| Mount Williamson | NNW 337° | 4,383 m | 4.8 mi |
| Keeler Needle | SSW 213° | 4,361.2 m | 1.4 mi |
| Crooks Peak | SSW 210° | 4,341.7 m | 1.4 mi |
| Lewis Peak | SSW 207° | 4,306.7 m | 1.5 mi |
| Mount Russell | WSW 257° | 4,296 m | 0.7 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | SSW 206° | 4,289 m | 1.6 mi |
| Mount Langley | SSE 156° | 4,277 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:37 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 15 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 257978 — Mount Carillon, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358797162
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