Mount Corcoran
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.
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.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4194 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount LeConte: 0.2 mi
- The Miter: 0.8 mi
- Mount Mallory: 1.0 mi
- Mount Langley: 1.2 mi
- Mount Irvine: 1.4 mi
- SB23 intermittent spring: 2.4 mi
- Indian Spring: 9.5 mi
- Reinhackle Spring: 13.2 mi
- Soda Spring: 16.0 mi
- French Spring: 17.0 mi
- Donald D. Brooks: 5.5 mi
- Walt's Point: 8.8 mi
- Cousin Jack: 10.6 mi
- Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 10.9 mi
- Donald Downs Plaque: 12.5 mi
- Seven Men from Now (movie site): 8.1 mi
- How the West Was Won (movie site): 8.3 mi
- Gunga Din (movie site): 8.4 mi
- Tremors (movie site): 8.5 mi
- Lone Ranger Canyon (movie site): 8.6 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 10.3 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
- Volcano Falls: 15.1 mi
- Tamarack Falls: 17.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 11.0 mi
- Spainhower Park: 11.4 mi
- Merritt Park: 14.1 mi
- Independence Park: 18.1 mi
- Dehy Park: 18.6 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 11.3 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 11.3 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 14.2 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 18.4 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 18.4 mi
- Kearsarge: 19.2 mi
- Swansea: 19.3 mi
- San Carlos: 19.6 mi
- Bend City: 20.5 mi
- Keeler: 21.2 mi
- Miss Alabama: 9.3 mi
- Paiute Mural: 14.1 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 9.6 mi
- Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 22.1 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 19.7 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 20.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | NW 320° | 4,419.6 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Williamson | NNW 337° | 4,383 m | 8.8 mi |
| Keeler Needle | NW 318° | 4,361.2 m | 3.4 mi |
| Crooks Peak | NW 318° | 4,341.7 m | 3.3 mi |
| Lewis Peak | NW 318° | 4,306.7 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Russell | NNW 328° | 4,296 m | 4.2 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | NW 317° | 4,289 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Langley | SSE 150° | 4,277 m | 1.2 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 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:02 | 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, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358797388
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