Mount Hopkins
Mount Hopkins rises to 3,748 m in California. Mount Morgan stands 4,186 m to the southeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Crocker, a peak 1.5 miles away.
The story
Mount Hopkins is a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness north of Kings Canyon National Park. It is one of four peaks that surround Pioneer Basin, 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south-southeast of Mount Crocker, 2 miles (3.2 km) west-southwest of Mount Huntington, and 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Mount Stanford. The mountain was named for Mark Hopkins, one of the builders of the Central Pacific Railroad.
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Wikidata Q3861626, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3748 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Crocker: 1.5 mi
- Mount Stanford: 2.0 mi
- Mount Huntington: 2.0 mi
- Mono Rock: 2.1 mi
- Red and White Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Buzztail Spring: 5.9 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 12.2 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 12.3 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 12.4 mi
- Layton Springs: 12.9 mi
- Log Cabin: 7.2 mi
- Convict Lake: 9.3 mi
- Tom's Place Monument: 9.9 mi
- Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location): 12.3 mi
- Pumphouse: 13.0 mi
- Crowley Park: 8.0 mi
- Trails End Park: 14.3 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 14.6 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 15.1 mi
- Community Center Park: 16.0 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 12.3 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 12.5 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 12.5 mi
- Hot Spring: 13.3 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 13.7 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 5.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 9.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 14.8 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 17.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 17.6 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 7.2 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Upper Gorge: 13.8 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 17.2 mi
- The Buttresses: 18.1 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 11.3 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 14.6 mi
- John Muir Rock: 17.1 mi
- Devils Postpile: 18.6 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 12.4 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 19.0 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 14.4 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 22.9 mi
- American Mule Museum: 23.9 mi
- Casa Diablo: 16.5 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Mount Hopkins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Morgan | SE 133° | 4,186 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bear Creek Spire | SSE 159° | 4,186 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Abbot | SSE 164° | 4,176 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Gabb | S 174° | 4,168 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Tom | SE 135° | 4,145 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Dade | SSE 162° | 4,143 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Mills | SSE 165° | 4,102 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Hilgard | S 186° | 4,060 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798174
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