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Mount Jepson

Mount Jepson, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Jepson rises to 4,083 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the west-northwest, 1.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Palisade Crest, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

Mount Jepson is a 13,390-foot (4,080-meter) summit in the Sierra Nevada of California located on the shared boundary of Fresno County and Inyo County in California, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49053218, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4082.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.08900, -118.49538

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 25
Historic sites: 13
  • Monola: 14.4 mi
  • Zurich: 14.5 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 15.0 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 15.3 mi
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Parks: 8
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Rock Monster: 7.0 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 20.2 mi
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 24.6 mi
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PalisadeWNW 289°4,343 m1.1 mi
Starlight PeakWNW 291°4,323.7 m1.2 mi
Mount SillNW 318°4,316 m0.6 mi
Polemonium PeakWNW 288°4,298.2 m1.0 mi
Middle PalisadeSE 132°4,278.2 m1.9 mi
Split MountainSE 139°4,269 m6.2 mi
Thunderbolt PeakWNW 296°4,268 m1.4 mi
Disappointment PeakSE 133°4,258.6 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3519:3920:18
September equinox06:4318:1818:52
December solstice07:0516:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 21 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358768353

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