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Mount Chamberlin

Mount Chamberlin, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Chamberlin rises to 4,011 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the north-northeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Newcomb, a peak 1.1 miles away.

About

The story

Mount Chamberlin is a 13,169-foot-elevation (4,014-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Tulare County, California. It is situated in Sequoia National Park, and is 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south-southwest of Mount Whitney, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Mount Hitchcock, and 3.5 miles west of Mount Corcoran. Topographic relief is significant as it rises approximately 1,830 feet (560 meters) above Crabtree Lakes in one-half mile. Mt. Chamberlin ranks as the 119th highest summit in California. This mountain's name was officially adopted in 1940 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor American geologist Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843–1928). The first ascent of the summit was made by Sierra Club member J. H. Czock, date unknown.

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Wikidata Q49052278, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4,011 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.53355, -118.31065
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 30
Springs: 22
Historic sites: 21
Waterfalls: 16
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 9.8 mi
  • Palette Arch: 11.3 mi
  • Gunga Din Arch: 11.4 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 11.6 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 15.6 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 4.9 mi
  • Window Cliffs: 10.3 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 11.4 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 11.4 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 11.5 mi
Parks: 5
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Hot springs: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Miss Alabama: 12.6 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 21.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Mount Chamberlin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyNNE4,420 m3.3 mi
Mount WilliamsonN4,383 m8.5 mi
Keeler NeedleNNE4,361 m3.1 mi
Crooks PeakNNE4,342 m3.0 mi
Lewis PeakNNE4,307 m3.0 mi
Mount RussellNNE4,296 m4.1 mi
Aiguille ExtraNNE4,289 m2.9 mi
Mount LangleyE4,277 m4.0 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 solstice07:0216:0216:42

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, 19 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 258188 — Mount Chamberlin, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797232

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