Mount Ickes
Mount Ickes rises to 3,953 m in California. Middle Palisade stands 4,278 m to the north, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Crater Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away.
The story
Mount Ickes is a 12,959-foot-elevation (3,950-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated in eastern Kings Canyon National Park, 13.5 miles (21.7 km) northwest of the community of Independence, 1.5 mile west of Pinchot Pass, and 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Mount Wynne, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Other nearby peaks include Crater Mountain 1.3 miles (2.1 km) to the southeast, Striped Mountain 3 miles (4.8 km) to the northeast, Arrow Peak, three miles (4.8 km) to the west, and Mount Ruskin four miles (6.4 km) to the northwest. Mount Ickes ranks as the 159th highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 3,080 feet (940 meters) in 2.5 miles. The approach to this remote peak is made via the John Muir Trail which passes to the east of the mountain. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1964 by the United States Board on Geographic Names to honor Harold L. Ickes (1874–1952), who was responsible for implementing much of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal as Secretary of the Interior from 1933 to 1946 and was instrumental in establishing Kings Canyon National Park.
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Wikidata Q49053159, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3953.2 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Crater Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Mount Wynne: 2.0 mi
- Mount Pinchot: 2.1 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 2.2 mi
- Arrow Peak: 2.9 mi
- Scotty Spring: 6.4 mi
- Harry Birch Springs: 8.5 mi
- Grover Anton Spring: 9.0 mi
- McGann Springs: 9.7 mi
- Little Blackrock Spring: 11.2 mi
- Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 4.1 mi
- Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 8.2 mi
- Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 9.7 mi
- Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 11.7 mi
- Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 12.4 mi
- Triple Falls: 7.4 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 8.0 mi
- Lower Gardiner Falls: 8.0 mi
- Mist Falls: 10.2 mi
- First Falls: 13.3 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 20.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 21.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 21.0 mi
- Arai Pond: 21.0 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 21.2 mi
- Muro Blanco: 4.9 mi
- Windy Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Great Cliffs: 10.5 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 13.1 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 22.6 mi
- Dehy Park: 15.8 mi
- Independence Park: 16.3 mi
- Mendenhall Park: 18.2 mi
- Big Pine Triangle County Park: 18.5 mi
- Merritt Park: 21.0 mi
- Kearsarge: 10.6 mi
- Bend City: 18.8 mi
- San Carlos: 19.5 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 15.8 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 15.9 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 21.5 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 13.4 mi
- Rock Monster: 15.9 mi
- Paiute Mural: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Mount Ickes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Palisade | N 350° | 4,278.2 m | 9.6 mi |
| Split Mountain | N 9° | 4,269 m | 6.1 mi |
| Disappointment Peak | N 350° | 4,258.6 m | 9.5 mi |
| Norman Clyde Peak | NNW 349° | 4,245.2 m | 10.0 mi |
| Balcony Peak | N 351° | 4,237.2 m | 9.4 mi |
| Birch Mountain | N 7° | 4,134 m | 9.0 mi |
| Palisade Crest | NNW 345° | 4,131 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Bolton Brown | N 359° | 4,124.3 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
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, 16 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798249
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