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Mount Hutton

Mount Hutton, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates37.12577, -118.79935

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 13
Springs: 10
  • 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
Picnic sites: 9
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
Historic sites: 7
  • 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
Parks: 6
Attractions: 3
  • John Muir Rock: 6.5 mi
  • Rock Monster: 10.0 mi
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DarwinENE 68°4,216 m7.5 mi
Mount MendelENE 62°4,177 m7.3 mi
Mount GoddardESE 109°4,126 m4.7 mi
Mount FiskeE 84°4,116 m7.3 mi
Mount LamarckNE 56°4,088 m8.5 mi
Mount HaeckelENE 77°4,087 m7.8 mi
Mount WallaceE 79°4,079 m8.0 mi
Mount PowellE 84°4,073 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:07
June solstice05:3619:4020:19
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0616:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586573818176665345
Precip in5.64.95.12.61.40.40.20.00.21.42.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798243

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