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Mount Corcoran

Mount Corcoran, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Corcoran rises to 4,194 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount LeConte, a peak 0.2 miles away.

About

The story

Mount Corcoran is a 13,701-foot (4,176 m) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. It is situated on the boundary between Tulare County and Inyo County, as well as the boundary between Sequoia National Park and John Muir Wilderness. It is 12 miles (19 km) west-southwest of the community of Lone Pine, 3.6 miles (5.8 km) southeast of Mount Whitney, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) northwest of Mount Langley, and 0.23 miles (0.37 km) immediately south of Mount Le Conte, the nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as it rises approximately 1,800 feet (550 meters) above Iridescent Lake in one-half mile.

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Wikidata Q49052363, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4,194 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.53859, -118.25050
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 24
Historic sites: 19
  • Walt's Point: 8.8 mi
  • Cousin Jack: 10.6 mi
  • Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 10.9 mi
  • Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 13.8 mi
  • Camouflage Net Factory: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 18
Waterfalls: 12
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 6.8 mi
  • Palette Arch: 8.1 mi
  • Gunga Din Arch: 8.2 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 8.6 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 8.6 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Barracks Garden: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 3.3 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 8.1 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 8.2 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 8.2 mi
  • Chocolate Block: 8.3 mi
Parks: 5
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 2
  • Miss Alabama: 9.3 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 14.1 mi
Hot springs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 20.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Mount Corcoran. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyNW4,420 m3.6 mi
Mount WilliamsonNNW4,383 m8.8 mi
Keeler NeedleNW4,361 m3.4 mi
Crooks PeakNW4,342 m3.3 mi
Lewis PeakNW4,307 m3.3 mi
Mount RussellNNW4,296 m4.2 mi
Aiguille ExtraNW4,289 m3.2 mi
Mount LangleySSE4,277 m1.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:3619:3720:15
September equinox06:4218:1718:51
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, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797388

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