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Mount Muir

Mount Muir, a peak in California
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Mount Muir, a peak in California
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Mount Muir, a peak in California
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Mount Muir, a peak in California
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Mount Muir rises to 4,275 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the north, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is S'brutal Tower, a peak 0.1 miles away.

About

The story

Mount Muir is a peak in the Sierra Nevada of California, 0.95 miles (1.5 km) south of Mount Whitney. This 14,018-foot (4,273 m) peak is named in honor of John Muir, a geologist, conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club. The southernmost section of the John Muir Trail contours along the west side of Mount Muir near its summit and ends on the summit of Mount Whitney.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q831100, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4,274.5 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.56475, -118.29140
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 21
Historic sites: 21
  • Walt's Point: 11.7 mi
  • Cousin Jack: 12.2 mi
  • Mount Whitney Pack Trains: 12.5 mi
  • Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 13.2 mi
  • Camouflage Net Factory: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 18
Waterfalls: 16
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 8.0 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 9.8 mi
  • Palette Arch: 9.8 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 9.8 mi
  • Heart Arch: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 2.6 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 9.6 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 9.8 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 10.0 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 10.0 mi
Parks: 5
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 2
  • Miss Alabama: 10.9 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Mount Muir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyN4,420 m1.0 mi
Mount WilliamsonN4,383 m6.4 mi
Keeler NeedleN4,361 m0.7 mi
Crooks PeakN4,342 m0.7 mi
Lewis PeakN4,307 m0.6 mi
Mount RussellN4,296 m1.7 mi
Aiguille ExtraN4,289 m0.5 mi
Mount LangleySE4,277 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:05
June solstice05:3619:3720:16
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
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, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1654926 — Mount Muir, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358803107

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