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Mount Mallory

Mount Mallory, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Mallory rises to 4,222 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the northwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Irvine, a peak 0.5 miles away.

About

The story

Mount Mallory is a mountain located in the Sierra Nevada of California. The boundary between Inyo National Forest and Sequoia National Park runs across the summit. The peak was named in memory of George H. Leigh Mallory, of the 1924 British Mount Everest expedition, who was lost on Mount Everest, June, 1924. Norman Clyde advanced Mallory's and Andrew Irvine's names following their loss after attaining the highest altitude reached by a mountain climber.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6921982, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4,221.5 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.54908, -118.26208
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 25
Historic sites: 20
  • Walt's Point: 9.7 mi
  • Cousin Jack: 10.9 mi
  • Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 11.3 mi
  • Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 13.4 mi
  • Camouflage Net Factory: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 18
Waterfalls: 14
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 6.9 mi
  • Palette Arch: 8.4 mi
  • Gunga Din Arch: 8.5 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 8.8 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 2.6 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 8.5 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 8.5 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 8.6 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 8.6 mi
Parks: 5
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Hot springs: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Miss Alabama: 9.7 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Mount Mallory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyNW4,420 m2.6 mi
Mount WilliamsonNNW4,383 m7.9 mi
Keeler NeedleNW4,361 m2.5 mi
Crooks PeakNW4,342 m2.4 mi
Lewis PeakNW4,307 m2.3 mi
Mount RussellNNW4,296 m3.3 mi
Aiguille ExtraNW4,289 m2.2 mi
Mount LangleySE4,277 m2.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:3619:3720:15
September equinox06:4218:1718:51
December solstice07:0216:0216:42

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, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798695

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