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Mount Carl Heller

Mount Carl Heller, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Carl Heller rises to 4,033 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the south, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Tunnabora Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away.

About

The story

Mount Carl Heller is a 13,211-foot-elevation (4,027-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. It is situated on the common border shared by Tulare County with Inyo County, as well as the shared boundary of Sequoia National Park and John Muir Wilderness. It is set 13.5 miles (21.7 km) west of the community of Lone Pine, 1.9 miles (3.1 km) north of Mount Whitney, and 0.6 miles (0.97 km) northwest of Tunnabora Peak, the nearest higher neighbor. Mount Carl Heller ranks as the 105th-highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises approximately 1,755 feet (535 meters) above Wallace Lake in 0.38 miles (0.61 km).

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Wikidata Q112740818, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4033.0 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.61132, -118.29863
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 26
Historic sites: 21
  • Donald D. Brooks: 6.3 mi
  • Donald Downs Plaque: 6.9 mi
  • Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 10.9 mi
  • Camouflage Net Factory: 11.3 mi
  • Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 17
Waterfalls: 16
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 11.2 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 7.9 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 9.6 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 9.6 mi
  • Heart Arch: 9.7 mi
  • Palette Arch: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 3.1 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 9.7 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 10.3 mi
  • Chocolate Block: 10.5 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 10.5 mi
Parks: 5
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 2
  • Miss Alabama: 11.1 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Mount Carl Heller. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyS 171°4,419.6 m2.3 mi
Mount WilliamsonNNW 347°4,383 m3.2 mi
Keeler NeedleS 171°4,361.2 m2.5 mi
Crooks PeakS 170°4,341.7 m2.6 mi
Lewis PeakS 170°4,306.7 m2.7 mi
Mount RussellSSE 164°4,296 m1.5 mi
Aiguille ExtraS 170°4,289 m2.7 mi
Mount LangleySSE 152°4,277 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:05
June solstice05:3619:3720:16
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/9537801889

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