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Mount Haeckel

Mount Haeckel, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Haeckel rises to 4,087 m in California. Mount Agassiz stands 4,235 m to the east-southeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Wallace, a peak 0.4 miles away.

The story

Mount Haeckel is a 13,424-foot (4,092 m) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States. It is situated on the shared boundary of Kings Canyon National Park with John Muir Wilderness, and along the common border of Fresno County with Inyo County. It is 21.5 miles (34.6 km) west of the community of Big Pine, 1.27 miles (2.04 km) south-southeast of Mount Darwin, and one mile north-northeast of Mount Fiske, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Mount Haeckel ranks as the 71st highest summit in California.

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Wikidata Q49052877, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4087 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.15110, -118.66103

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 14
Waterfalls: 11
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Second Falls: 11.4 mi
  • First Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Triple Falls: 12.9 mi
Parks: 10
Historic sites: 9
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 12.9 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 16.5 mi
  • Log Cabin: 16.6 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 18.2 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 18.2 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 3
  • Rock Monster: 3.5 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 10.1 mi
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 23.1 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 21.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Mount Haeckel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AgassizESE 111°4,235 m7.7 mi
Mount DarwinNNW 330°4,216 m1.3 mi
Mount MendelNW 325°4,177 m2.0 mi
Mount GoddardSW 224°4,126 m4.6 mi
CloudripperE 95°4,122 m7.2 mi
Mount FiskeSSW 201°4,116 m1.1 mi
Mount ThompsonESE 102°4,115 m2.7 mi
Mount LamarckN 350°4,088 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:07
June solstice05:3619:4020:19
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0516:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 261003 — Mount Haeckel, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798033

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