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Mount Pinchot

Mount Pinchot, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Pinchot rises to 4,114 m in California. Middle Palisade stands 4,278 m to the north-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Wynne, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

Mount Pinchot (13,500 ft or 4,115 m) is in the Sierra Nevada in the U.S. state of California. Mount Pinchot is in the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness of Kings Canyon National Park. The peak lies just northeast of Pinchot Pass and just east of the John Muir Trail.

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Wikidata Q25206397, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4113.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.94727, -118.40542

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 16
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 5.3 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 9.9 mi
  • Aberdeen Station: 11.2 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 11.8 mi
  • Prospect: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 20.3 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 20.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 20.3 mi
  • Arai Pond: 20.4 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Triple Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Upper Gardiner Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Lower Gardiner Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Mist Falls: 12.2 mi
  • First Falls: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Rock Monster: 16.4 mi
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 23.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Paiute Mural: 20.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Mount Pinchot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Middle PalisadeNNW 338°4,278.2 m9.2 mi
Split MountainN 350°4,269 m5.2 mi
Disappointment PeakNNW 338°4,258.6 m9.0 mi
Barrett PeakNNW 331°4,258 m11.4 mi
Norman Clyde PeakNNW 337°4,245.2 m9.6 mi
Balcony PeakNNW 338°4,237.2 m9.0 mi
Birch MountainN 355°4,134 m8.0 mi
Palisade CrestNNW 333°4,131 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3519:3820:17
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0416:0116:41

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, 15 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/358799104

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