Mount Hale
Mount Hale rises to 4,109 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the east-southeast, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Morgenson, a peak 0.8 miles away.
The story
Mount Hale is a 13,494-foot-elevation (4,113-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, 1.4 mile northwest of Mount Whitney, one mile northeast of Mount Young, and 0.85 mile west-southwest of Mount Randy Morgenson, the nearest higher neighbor. The John Muir Trail traverses below the south aspect of the mountain, providing approach access. Mt. Hale ranks as the 63rd-highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 1,770 feet (540 meters) above Wales Lake in approximately one-quarter mile.
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Wikidata Q49052893, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,109 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Morgenson: 0.8 mi
- Mount Young: 0.9 mi
- Mount Russell: 1.3 mi
- Mount Whitney: 1.4 mi
- Keeler Needle: 1.5 mi
- How the West Was Won (movie site): 10.3 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 10.3 mi
- Seven Men from Now (movie site): 10.4 mi
- Gunga Din (movie site): 10.4 mi
- Boot Arch: 10.5 mi
- SB23 intermittent spring: 2.5 mi
- Indian Spring: 13.0 mi
- Reinhackle Spring: 13.5 mi
- Boron Springs: 14.0 mi
- Tub Springs: 14.7 mi
- Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 12.5 mi
- Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 12.7 mi
- Camouflage Net Factory: 13.0 mi
- Old Big Arroyo Patrol Cabin: 13.0 mi
- Cousin Jack: 13.2 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 7.6 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 9.9 mi
- Tamarack Falls: 13.8 mi
- Volcano Falls: 16.9 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 8.8 mi
- Lathe Arch: 10.6 mi
- Mobius Arch: 10.6 mi
- Heart Arch: 10.7 mi
- Palette Arch: 11.0 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 12.7 mi
- Kado's Garden: 12.9 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 12.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 13.0 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 13.0 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 3.4 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 10.6 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 11.0 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 11.2 mi
- Chocolate Block: 11.2 mi
- Merritt Park: 13.0 mi
- Spainhower Park: 13.9 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 14.5 mi
- Independence Park: 15.9 mi
- Dehy Park: 16.3 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 13.3 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 13.9 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 14.0 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 16.0 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 16.0 mi
- Kearsarge: 15.4 mi
- San Carlos: 18.2 mi
- Bend City: 18.9 mi
- Swansea: 23.2 mi
- Miss Alabama: 12.0 mi
- Paiute Mural: 13.0 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 9.1 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 17.8 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Mount Hale. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | ESE 118° | 4,420 m | 1.4 mi |
| Mount Williamson | N 2° | 4,383 m | 4.7 mi |
| Keeler Needle | SE 124° | 4,361 m | 1.5 mi |
| Crooks Peak | SE 125° | 4,342 m | 1.6 mi |
| Lewis Peak | SE 127° | 4,307 m | 1.7 mi |
| Mount Russell | E 84° | 4,296 m | 1.3 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | SE 129° | 4,289 m | 1.7 mi |
| Mount Langley | SE 137° | 4,277 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:37 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| 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, 16 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358806550
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