Mount Hitchcock
Mount Hitchcock rises to 4,019 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the north-northeast, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Discovery Pinnacle, a peak 1.2 miles away.
The story
Mount Hitchcock is a 13,186-foot-elevation (4,019-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, and is two miles (3.2 km) south-southwest of Mount Whitney, 1.3 miles (2.1 km) southwest of Mount Muir, and 1.1 miles (1.8 km) west of Trail Crest. Topographic relief is significant as it rises approximately 1,500 feet (460 meters) above Hitchcock Lakes in less than one-half mile. Mt. Hitchcock ranks as the 112th highest summit in California.
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Wikidata Q49053041, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4018.5 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Discovery Pinnacle: 1.2 mi
- Mount Muir: 1.3 mi
- S'brutal Tower: 1.4 mi
- Aiguille Junior: 1.4 mi
- Mount Newcomb: 1.5 mi
- Seven Men from Now (movie site): 10.7 mi
- How the West Was Won (movie site): 10.8 mi
- Gunga Din (movie site): 10.9 mi
- Tremors (movie site): 11.0 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 11.1 mi
- SB23 intermittent spring: 1.6 mi
- Indian Spring: 12.8 mi
- Reinhackle Spring: 14.7 mi
- Soda Spring: 15.5 mi
- Boron Springs: 16.2 mi
- Donald D. Brooks: 7.6 mi
- Donald Downs Plaque: 10.0 mi
- Walt's Point: 12.3 mi
- Old Big Arroyo Patrol Cabin: 12.5 mi
- Cousin Jack: 13.4 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 7.8 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 8.2 mi
- Tamarack Falls: 14.1 mi
- Volcano Falls: 14.7 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 14.4 mi
- Kado's Garden: 14.6 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 14.7 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 14.7 mi
- Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 14.7 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 9.2 mi
- Palette Arch: 11.0 mi
- Lathe Arch: 11.1 mi
- Mobius Arch: 11.1 mi
- Gunga Din Arch: 11.1 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 3.9 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 10.9 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 11.1 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 11.2 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 11.2 mi
- Spainhower Park: 14.2 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 14.3 mi
- Merritt Park: 14.7 mi
- Independence Park: 17.9 mi
- Dehy Park: 18.3 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 14.2 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 14.2 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 15.0 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 18.1 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 18.1 mi
- Kearsarge: 17.6 mi
- San Carlos: 20.1 mi
- Bend City: 20.8 mi
- Swansea: 22.7 mi
- Keeler: 24.8 mi
- Miss Alabama: 12.2 mi
- Paiute Mural: 14.7 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 7.5 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 20.0 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Mount Hitchcock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | NNE 34° | 4,419.6 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Williamson | N 0° | 4,383 m | 7.0 mi |
| Keeler Needle | NE 38° | 4,361.2 m | 1.8 mi |
| Crooks Peak | NE 41° | 4,341.7 m | 1.8 mi |
| Lewis Peak | NE 43° | 4,306.7 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mount Russell | NNE 25° | 4,296 m | 2.7 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | NE 45° | 4,289 m | 1.7 mi |
| Mount Langley | ESE 118° | 4,277 m | 4.6 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, 18 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 261373 — Mount Hitchcock, Tulare County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358798151
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