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Mount Pickering

Mount Pickering, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Pickering rises to 4,105 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the north, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe Devel Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

Mount Pickering is a 13,474-foot-elevation (4,107-meter) mountain summit located just west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Tulare County, California. It is situated in Sequoia National Park, and is 3.1 miles (5.0 km) south of Mount Whitney, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) southeast of Mount Chamberlin, and one mile south of Mount Newcomb. Mt. Pickering ranks as the 65th highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as it rises nearly 2,000 feet above Sky Blue Lake in approximately one mile. This mountain's name was proposed by the Sierra Club and officially adopted in 1940 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor American astronomer Edward Charles Pickering (1846–1919). The immediate area has other geographical features named for astronomers, including Mount Newcomb, Mount Langley, Mount Young, and Mount Hale. The first ascent of the summit was made July 16, 1936, by Chester Versteeg, Tyler Van Degrift, and Oliver Kehrlein.

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Wikidata Q49054020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4105 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.52726, -118.29101

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 24
Historic sites: 22
Waterfalls: 15
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 15.6 mi
  • Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 15.7 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 9.1 mi
  • Palette Arch: 10.4 mi
  • Gunga Din Arch: 10.5 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 10.9 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 4.6 mi
  • Window Cliffs: 10.4 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 10.5 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 10.6 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 10.6 mi
Parks: 5
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Hot springs: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Miss Alabama: 11.7 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 21.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Mount Pickering. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyN 359°4,419.6 m3.5 mi
Mount WilliamsonN 353°4,383 m9.0 mi
Keeler NeedleN 360°4,361.2 m3.3 mi
Crooks PeakN 0°4,341.7 m3.3 mi
Lewis PeakN 1°4,306.7 m3.2 mi
Mount RussellN 360°4,296 m4.3 mi
Aiguille ExtraN 1°4,289 m3.1 mi
Mount LangleyE 95°4,277 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:05
June solstice05:3619:3720:15
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0216:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 19 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799074

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