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Mount Hilgard

Mount Hilgard, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Hilgard rises to 4,060 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mist Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away.

About

The story

Mount Hilgard is a 13,361-foot-elevation (4,072-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness on land managed by Sierra National Forest, approximately eight miles east-southeast of Lake Thomas A Edison, and immediately above the west end of Lake Italy. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Gabb, 1.75 miles (2.82 km) to the northeast, and Recess Peak is 2.2 miles (3.5 km) to the northwest. The John Muir Trail follows Bear Creek to the west of this remote peak, providing an approach. Mt. Hilgard ranks as the 82nd highest summit in California.

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Wikidata Q49053024, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4060 m
Getting there

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Coordinates37.36052, -118.82679
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 17
  • Log Cabin: 5.6 mi
  • China Camp: 12.6 mi
  • Tom's Place Monument: 16.0 mi
  • Convict Lake: 16.2 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 17.0 mi
Springs: 16
  • Iodone Springs: 10.6 mi
  • Old Pedro: 10.7 mi
  • Reed Pools: 10.7 mi
  • Little Eden: 10.9 mi
  • Buzztail Spring: 13.1 mi
Parks: 14
  • Crowley Park: 15.0 mi
  • Starlite Playground and Park: 15.9 mi
  • Millpond Recreation Area: 18.4 mi
  • John S. Eastwood Park: 19.7 mi
  • Trails End Park: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Hot springs: 11
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.0 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.1 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.1 mi
  • Hot Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 9.3 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 20.6 mi
  • Dowville Picnic Site: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 5
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Mount Hilgard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysSE 126°4,263 m10.5 mi
Bear Creek SpireE 81°4,186 m3.3 mi
Mount MorganENE 59°4,186 m6.0 mi
Mount AbbotNE 52°4,176 m2.9 mi
Mount GabbNE 50°4,168 m1.7 mi
Mount TomE 99°4,145 m9.4 mi
Mount DadeENE 60°4,143 m3.0 mi
Mount MillsNE 41°4,102 m3.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:07
June solstice05:3619:4120:20
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0716:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 21 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798143

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