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Mount Hansen

Mount Hansen, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Hansen rises to 3,955 m in California. Mount Agassiz stands 4,235 m to the east-northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Scylla, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49052908, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3955 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.07382, -118.69213

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 11
Historic sites: 10
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 7.3 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 13.5 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 19.9 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 20.2 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 20.7 mi
Parks: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Mount Hansen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AgassizENE 73°4,235 m9.3 mi
Mount DarwinN 10°4,216 m6.5 mi
Mount WinchellENE 77°4,200 m9.4 mi
Mount MendelN 4°4,177 m7.0 mi
Mount GoddardNW 323°4,126 m2.5 mi
Mount FiskeNNE 17°4,116 m4.5 mi
Mount ThompsonNE 42°4,115 m6.5 mi
Mount LamarckN 8°4,088 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3619:4020:19
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0516:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586573818176665345
Precip in5.64.95.12.61.40.40.20.00.21.42.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 25 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7952475850

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