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Mount Huxley

Mount Huxley, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Huxley rises to 3,989 m in California. Mount Darwin stands 4,216 m to the north-northeast, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Warlow, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

Mount Huxley is a 13,092-foot (3,990 m) mountain in the Sierra Nevada, in Fresno County. It is on the Goddard Divide in Kings Canyon National Park and rises above the Evolution Basin. Other nearby mountains in the group include Mount Darwin, Mount Fiske, Mount Haeckel, Mount Mendel, Mount Spencer, Mount Wallace, and Mount Lamarck. The area around the peaks, known as the Evolution Region, includes Evolution Basin, Evolution Valley, Evolution Meadow and Evolution Creek.

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Wikidata Q49053149, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3989 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.13609, -118.68280

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 15
Waterfalls: 13
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Second Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Triple Falls: 12.6 mi
  • First Falls: 13.2 mi
Parks: 10
Historic sites: 9
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 11.5 mi
  • Log Cabin: 17.4 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 17.4 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 18.0 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 16.8 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 3
  • Rock Monster: 3.9 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 9.6 mi
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 22.7 mi
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Mount Huxley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DarwinNNE 15°4,216 m2.2 mi
Mount MendelN 1°4,177 m2.7 mi
Mount GoddardSW 222°4,126 m3.0 mi
CloudripperE 87°4,122 m8.4 mi
Mount FiskeE 87°4,116 m0.8 mi
Mount ThompsonE 83°4,115 m3.8 mi
Mount LamarckN 9°4,088 m4.1 mi
Mount HaeckelNE 49°4,087 m1.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3619:4020:19
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0516:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 24 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 261665 — Mount Huxley, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798244

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