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Mount Eisen

Mount Eisen, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Eisen rises to 3,714 m in California. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the east-northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Cliff Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.5 miles away.

The story

Mount Eisen is a 12,185-foot-elevation (3,714-meter) double summit mountain located on the Great Western Divide of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County of northern California. It is situated in Sequoia National Park, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) south of Lippincott Mountain. Mount Eisen ranks as the 380th highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as the south aspect rises 3,500 feet (1,100 meters) above Pinto Lake in one mile. The summit can be reached from the southeast ridge via a long class 2 hike from Black Rock Pass.

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Wikidata Q49052549, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3714 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.49827, -118.56843

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 23
Waterfalls: 18
  • Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Upper Cliff Creek Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Tufa Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Tamarack Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Lower Buck Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
Springs: 18
Historic sites: 15
Picnic sites: 8
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 11.4 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Parks: 6
Cliffs: 3
  • Valhalla: 5.2 mi
  • Window Cliffs: 13.0 mi
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 18.6 mi
Natural arches: 3
  • Natural Arch: 14.3 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 14.4 mi
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 24.0 mi
Museums: 2
Hot springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Mount Eisen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KaweahENE 69°4,205 m5.4 mi
Red KaweahNE 50°4,185 m4.5 mi
Michael's PinnacleNE 52°4,170.4 m4.5 mi
Second KaweahENE 60°4,165.5 m4.8 mi
Milestone MountainNNE 26°4,149 m10.5 mi
Koontz PinnacleNE 45°4,145 m4.7 mi
Black KaweahNE 42°4,140 m4.4 mi
Midway MountainNNE 25°4,140 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:06
June solstice05:3719:3820:16
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0316:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283034384654616055453527
Precip in8.77.96.43.22.00.70.60.10.72.33.66.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 12 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 271022 — Mount Eisen, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358801212

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