Skip to content

Mount Mendel

Mount Mendel, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Mendel rises to 4,177 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the north, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Stephen Jay Gould, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

Mount Mendel is a peak in Fresno County, California. It is in Kings Canyon National Park in the Evolution Region, of the Sierra Nevada and adjacent to Mount Darwin which is on the Sierra crest.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6922150, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4177 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.17490, -118.68232

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 13
Parks: 10
Historic sites: 10
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 14.1 mi
  • Log Cabin: 14.7 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 16.0 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 19.8 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Second Falls: 12.8 mi
  • First Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Triple Falls: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 17.6 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 3
  • Rock Monster: 5.6 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 8.4 mi
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 21.2 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysN 4°4,263 m6.6 mi
Mount DarwinSE 135°4,216 m0.8 mi
Mount GoddardSSW 203°4,126 m5.4 mi
CloudripperESE 105°4,122 m8.6 mi
Mount FiskeSSE 163°4,116 m2.8 mi
Mount ThompsonESE 120°4,115 m4.4 mi
Mount LamarckNNE 25°4,088 m1.5 mi
Mount HaeckelSE 145°4,087 m2.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3619:4020:19
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0616:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 22 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798784

More peaks in California

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Mount Mendel.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens