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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
4,082.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.08900, -118.49538

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 24
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
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
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 PalisadeWNW4,343 m1.1 mi
Starlight PeakWNW4,324 m1.2 mi
Mount SillNW4,316 m0.6 mi
Polemonium PeakWNW4,298 m1.0 mi
Middle PalisadeSE4,278 m1.9 mi
Split MountainSE4,269 m6.2 mi
Thunderbolt PeakWNW4,268 m1.4 mi
Disappointment PeakSE4,259 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 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, 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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