Mount Hutton
Mount Hutton rises to 3,633 m in California. Mount Darwin stands 4,216 m to the east-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away.
The story
Mount Hutton is a 11,990-foot (3,650 m) summit located in the John Muir Wilderness area of the Sierra National Forest. A nearby smaller peak of this mountain is called Blackcap Mountain. In 1973 this mountain was named for James Hutton whose work laid the foundation for the modern field of geology.
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Wikidata Q49053145, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3633 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Peter Peak: 3.2 mi
- Emerald Peak: 3.4 mi
- Mount McGee: 3.5 mi
- Blackcap Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Blue Canyon Falls: 13.7 mi
- Silver Spray Falls: 14.7 mi
- Triple Falls: 16.6 mi
- Cold Springs: 2.1 mi
- Little Eden: 18.2 mi
- Reed Pools: 18.2 mi
- Iodone Springs: 18.2 mi
- Old Pedro: 18.2 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 10.4 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Helms Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Great Cliffs: 13.5 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 14.9 mi
- Windy Cliff: 15.4 mi
- Patterson Bluffs: 21.1 mi
- Muro Blanco: 21.4 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 10.5 mi
- Qualls Camp: 14.0 mi
- Log Cabin: 18.3 mi
- Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 19.4 mi
- 786 Squadron Memorial: 21.8 mi
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 9.8 mi
- Teakettle Experiment Area: 17.2 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 19.8 mi
- John S. Eastwood Park: 21.8 mi
- Millpond Recreation Area: 24.3 mi
- John Muir Rock: 6.5 mi
- Rock Monster: 10.0 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 18.4 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 24.0 mi
- Jumping Rock: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Mount Hutton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Darwin | ENE 68° | 4,216 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Mendel | ENE 62° | 4,177 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Goddard | ESE 109° | 4,126 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Fiske | E 84° | 4,116 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Lamarck | NE 56° | 4,088 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Haeckel | ENE 77° | 4,087 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Wallace | E 79° | 4,079 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Powell | E 84° | 4,073 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 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 | 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, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798243
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