Mount Johnson
Mount Johnson rises to 3,922 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the east-southeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Gilbert, a peak 0.9 miles away.
The story
Mount Johnson is a 12,871-foot-elevation (3,923-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, United States. It is situated on the boundary between Kings Canyon National Park and John Muir Wilderness, and along the county line between Fresno County and Inyo County. It is also 18 miles (29 km) west of the community of Big Pine, 0.9 miles (1.4 km) southeast of Mount Gilbert, and one mile (1.6 km) west-northwest of Mount Goode. Mount Johnson ranks as the 187th-highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as the southwest aspect rises 3,670 feet (1,120 meters) above LeConte Canyon in 1.5 mile, and the north aspect rises 3,100 feet above South Lake in 2.5 miles.
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Wikidata Q49053235, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3922 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Gilbert: 0.9 mi
- Mount Goode: 1.1 mi
- Hurd Peak: 1.4 mi
- Mount Thompson: 1.8 mi
- Point Powell: 2.3 mi
- Grouse Spring: 7.6 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 12.2 mi
- Cold Springs: 13.8 mi
- Fish Springs: 18.2 mi
- Wilkerson Springs: 19.3 mi
- Second Falls: 7.2 mi
- First Falls: 7.9 mi
- Triple Falls: 10.1 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 13.8 mi
- Mendenhall Park: 16.4 mi
- Big Pine Triangle County Park: 16.6 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 17.9 mi
- Bulpitt Park: 18.0 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 22.0 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Helms Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Great Cliffs: 7.9 mi
- Windy Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 14.4 mi
- Muro Blanco: 15.6 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 18.7 mi
- American Mule Museum: 19.6 mi
- Laws Railroad Museum: 22.8 mi
- Rock Monster: 2.1 mi
- John Muir Rock: 14.5 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 19.6 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Mount Johnson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Palisade | ESE 121° | 4,343 m | 4.6 mi |
| Starlight Peak | ESE 120° | 4,323.7 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mount Sill | ESE 116° | 4,316 m | 5.1 mi |
| Polemonium Peak | ESE 121° | 4,298.2 m | 4.8 mi |
| Thunderbolt Peak | ESE 119° | 4,268 m | 4.4 mi |
| Barrett Peak | ESE 121° | 4,258 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Agassiz | ESE 111° | 4,235 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Darwin | WNW 299° | 4,216 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798348
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