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Mount Lamarck

Mount Lamarck, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Lamarck rises to 4,088 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the north, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Tom Ross, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

Mount Lamarck is a 13,417-foot-elevation (4,090-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States. It is situated on the shared boundary of Kings Canyon National Park with John Muir Wilderness, and along the common border of Fresno County with Inyo County. It is 20 miles (32 km) southwest of the community of Bishop, and 1.9 miles (3.1 km) north of Mount Darwin. Subsidiary peak Mount Lamarck North (13,464 feet (4,104 meters) ranks as the 67th highest summit in California, and the sixth highest in the Evolution Region. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 4,290 feet (1,310 meters) above Lake Sabrina in three miles, and the west aspect rises 3,600 feet (1,100 meters) above Evolution Valley in three miles.

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Wikidata Q49053354, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4088 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.19494, -118.67064

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 13
Parks: 9
Historic sites: 9
  • Log Cabin: 13.5 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 14.5 mi
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 15.6 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 20.5 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Second Falls: 12.6 mi
  • First Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Triple Falls: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 18.7 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Rock Monster: 6.4 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 8.6 mi
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 21.1 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 19.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Mount Lamarck. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysN 359°4,263 m5.2 mi
Mount DarwinS 183°4,216 m1.9 mi
Mount MendelSSW 205°4,177 m1.5 mi
Mount GoddardSSW 203°4,126 m6.9 mi
CloudripperESE 115°4,122 m8.5 mi
Mount FiskeS 178°4,116 m4.0 mi
Mount ThompsonSE 139°4,115 m4.8 mi
Mount HaeckelS 170°4,087 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:07
June solstice05:3619:4020:19
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0616:0116:42

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798447

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