Mount Hansen
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
- 3,955 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Scylla: 0.5 mi
- The Three Sirens: 0.6 mi
- Charybdis: 1.6 mi
- Mount Solomons: 2.5 mi
- Mount Ithaca: 2.5 mi
- Triple Falls: 9.7 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Blue Canyon Falls: 10.3 mi
- Silver Spray Falls: 12.3 mi
- Cold Springs: 8.6 mi
- Grouse Spring: 14.2 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 18.9 mi
- Wiesman Spring: 21.6 mi
- Scotty Spring: 22.4 mi
- 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
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 15.1 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 19.2 mi
- Teakettle Experiment Area: 20.5 mi
- Mendenhall Park: 23.0 mi
- Big Pine Triangle County Park: 23.2 mi
- 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
- Great Cliffs: 6.6 mi
- Windy Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 9.8 mi
- Muro Blanco: 14.7 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 19.6 mi
- Rock Monster: 4.9 mi
- John Muir Rock: 12.3 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 22.9 mi
- Jumping Rock: 23.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Agassiz | ENE 73° | 4,235 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Darwin | N 10° | 4,216 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Winchell | ENE 77° | 4,200 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Mendel | N 4° | 4,177 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Goddard | NW 323° | 4,126 m | 2.5 mi |
| Mount Fiske | NNE 17° | 4,116 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mount Thompson | NE 42° | 4,115 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Lamarck | N 8° | 4,088 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:01 | 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 | 46 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.6 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7952475850
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