Mount McDuffie
Mount McDuffie rises to 4,047 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the east-northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Charybdis, a peak 1.6 miles away.
The story
Mount McDuffie is a 13,291-foot-elevation (4,051-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of central California, United States. This peak is situated in northern Kings Canyon National Park, 1.9 miles (3.1 km) northwest of The Citadel, and two miles south of Black Giant, which is the nearest higher neighbor. McDuffie ranks as the 93rd highest summit in California, and the second-highest point on Black Divide. Topographic relief is significant as it rises nearly 4,900 feet (1,500 meters) above Le Conte Canyon in approximately 2.5 miles. An approach to this remote peak is made possible via the John Muir Trail.
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Wikidata Q49053594, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4047 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Charybdis: 1.6 mi
- The Citadel: 1.9 mi
- Black Giant: 2.0 mi
- Wheel Mountain: 2.0 mi
- The Three Sirens: 2.3 mi
- Cold Springs: 11.1 mi
- Grouse Spring: 11.7 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 16.5 mi
- Scotty Spring: 20.0 mi
- Fish Springs: 21.3 mi
- Triple Falls: 7.8 mi
- Second Falls: 11.2 mi
- Blue Canyon Falls: 11.4 mi
- First Falls: 11.6 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 8.8 mi
- Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 12.8 mi
- Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 18.1 mi
- Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 18.9 mi
- Bishop Creek Battleground: 20.6 mi
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 17.8 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 18.2 mi
- Mendenhall Park: 20.5 mi
- Big Pine Triangle County Park: 20.7 mi
- Millpond Recreation Area: 22.7 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Helms Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 18.7 mi
- Great Cliffs: 4.8 mi
- Windy Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 9.8 mi
- Muro Blanco: 13.2 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 20.7 mi
- Rock Monster: 3.1 mi
- John Muir Rock: 14.1 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 23.6 mi
- American Mule Museum: 24.5 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 24.3 mi
- Jumping Rock: 24.5 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Mount McDuffie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Palisade | ENE 79° | 4,343 m | 7.3 mi |
| Starlight Peak | ENE 78° | 4,323.7 m | 7.2 mi |
| Polemonium Peak | E 79° | 4,298.2 m | 7.4 mi |
| Thunderbolt Peak | ENE 77° | 4,268 m | 7.2 mi |
| Barrett Peak | E 81° | 4,258 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Agassiz | ENE 67° | 4,235 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Darwin | NNW 346° | 4,216 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Winchell | ENE 72° | 4,200 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
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, 26 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798742
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