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Mount McGee

Mount McGee, seen from above at true elevation

Mount McGee rises to 3,938 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the north-northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Peter Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away.

About

The story

Mount McGee is a 12,944-foot-elevation (3,945-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of central California, United States. It is situated in northern Kings Canyon National Park, 0.6 miles (0.97 km) southeast of Peter Peak, 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of The Hermit, and 2.6 miles (4.2 km) north-northwest of Mount Goddard, the nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 3,100 feet (940 meters) above Goddard Canyon in two miles. This geographical feature was named for William John McGee (1853–1912), well-known American geologist and anthropologist. This mountain's name has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. The first ascent of the summit was made in July 1923 by Roger N. Burnham, Robert E. Brownlee, Ralph H. Brandt, and Leonard Keeler.

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Wikidata Q49053595, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3938 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.13883, -118.73817
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 13
Parks: 11
Springs: 9
Picnic sites: 9
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 13.9 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 11.1 mi
  • Log Cabin: 17.0 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 17.0 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 18.6 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 3
  • Rock Monster: 6.9 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 7.2 mi
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 20.1 mi
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Mount McGee. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysNNE 21°4,263 m9.8 mi
Mount DarwinENE 62°4,216 m4.1 mi
Mount MendelNE 51°4,177 m4.0 mi
Mount GoddardSSE 157°4,126 m2.7 mi
Mount FiskeE 92°4,116 m3.9 mi
Mount ThompsonE 88°4,115 m6.9 mi
Mount LamarckNE 44°4,088 m5.4 mi
Mount HaeckelENE 79°4,087 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3619:4020:19
September equinox06:4418:1918:53
December solstice07:0616:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586573818176665345
Precip in5.64.95.12.61.40.40.20.00.21.42.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 25 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798752

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