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Mount Izaak Walton

Mount Izaak Walton, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Izaak Walton rises to 3,673 m in California. Bear Creek Spire stands 4,186 m to the southeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Divide Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away.

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The story

Mount Izaak Walton is a 12,077-foot-elevation (3,681-meter) mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Sierra National Forest. Mount Izaak Walton ranks as the 404th-highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as the northwest aspect rises 1,800 feet (550 meters) above Izaak Walton Lake in approximately one mile. It is six miles northeast of Lake Thomas A Edison, and approximately 14 miles (23 km) south-southeast of the community of Mammoth Lakes. The peak is set on Silver Divide, so precipitation runoff from the north side of this mountain drains into Fish Creek which is a tributary of the San Joaquin River, and from the south slope to Mono Creek, also a tributary of the San Joaquin.

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Wikidata Q49053196, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3,673 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.47003, -118.88998
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 19
  • Buzztail Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 8.3 mi
  • Iodone Springs: 12.1 mi
  • Old Pedro: 12.2 mi
  • Reed Pools: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 19
  • Convict Lake: 8.9 mi
  • Pumphouse: 10.0 mi
  • Bunkhouses: 10.1 mi
  • Air Compressor: 10.1 mi
  • Mahan Cabin: 10.1 mi
Parks: 11
Waterfalls: 10
Cliffs: 8
Hot springs: 7
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 8.4 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 13.6 mi
  • free natural hot pool: 14.4 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 14.4 mi
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 9.6 mi
  • Minaret Vista Picnic: 15.9 mi
  • Gull Lake Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • June Lake Beach: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Mount Izaak Walton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear Creek SpireSE4,186 m9.7 mi
Mount AbbotSE4,176 m8.2 mi
Mount GabbSE4,168 m8.0 mi
Mount DadeSE4,143 m8.6 mi
Mount MillsSE4,102 m7.6 mi
Mount HilgardSSE4,060 m8.3 mi
Feather PeakSSE4,039 m11.7 mi
Mount Julius CaesarSE4,022 m9.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3619:4220:21
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0716:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798315

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