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Mount Jordan

Mount Jordan, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Jordan rises to 4,059 m in California. Mount Williamson stands 4,383 m to the east-southeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Crag Reflection, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

Mount Jordan is a remote 13,343-foot-elevation (4,067-meter) mountain summit located on the Kings–Kern Divide of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County of northern California. It is situated on the shared boundary of Kings Canyon National Park with Sequoia National Park, 3.1 miles (5.0 km) southwest of Mount Stanford, and one mile west of Mount Genevra, which is the nearest neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 3,313 feet (1,010 meters) above Lake Reflection in 1.3 mile. Mount Jordan ranks as the 84th highest summit in California, and the fifth-highest peak on the Kings–Kern Divide.

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Wikidata Q49053242, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4058.8 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.68250, -118.44972

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 37
  • Cyclops Skull Arch: 17.8 mi
  • Boot Arch: 17.9 mi
  • General Sherman Tree: 18.1 mi
  • Chicken Ranch: 18.2 mi
  • Chief Sequoyah: 18.3 mi
Springs: 22
Historic sites: 21
  • Donald Downs Plaque: 4.3 mi
  • Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 5.5 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 6.9 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 8.1 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 21
Cliffs: 13
  • Valhalla: 10.8 mi
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 12.8 mi
  • Muro Blanco: 16.2 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 18.8 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 16.5 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 17.2 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 18.6 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 18.6 mi
  • Heart Arch: 18.7 mi
  • Palette Arch: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 21.1 mi
Museums: 6
Parks: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Paiute Mural: 16.5 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 20.4 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Mount Jordan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilliamsonESE 103°4,383 m7.9 mi
Mount TyndallESE 106°4,275 m6.5 mi
Mount BarnardESE 118°4,266 m8.0 mi
Mount StanfordENE 63°4,260.2 m3.3 mi
Gregory's MonumentENE 66°4,254.4 m3.3 mi
Mount KeithENE 78°4,249 m6.0 mi
Trojan PeakESE 110°4,245 m8.0 mi
Junction PeakE 83°4,224 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3820:17
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 16 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 254840 — Mount Jordan, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796122

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