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Mount Reinstein

Mount Reinstein, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Reinstein rises to 3,842 m in California. Mount Darwin stands 4,216 m to the north-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Goddard, a peak 1.9 miles away.

The story

Mount Reinstein is a 12,586-foot-elevation (3,836-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County, California, United States. This peak is situated on the common boundary shared by Kings Canyon National Park with John Muir Wilderness, and it is the highest point on LeConte Divide. Reinstein ranks as the 260th-highest summit in California. It is set 2.7 miles (4.3 km) west of Scylla and 2.0 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Mount Goddard. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 1,600 feet (490 meters) above Martha Lake in less than one mile. An ascent of the peak is non-technical, and inclusion on the Sierra Peaks Section peakbagging list generates climbing interest in this remote peak.

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Wikidata Q49054308, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3841.8 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.07956, -118.73829

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 10
Historic sites: 10
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 7.0 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 14.9 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 18.2 mi
  • Log Cabin: 21.1 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 13.5 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Rock Monster: 7.0 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 10.6 mi
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 23.0 mi
  • Chicago Stump: 23.9 mi
Parks: 4
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DarwinNNE 31°4,216 m7.1 mi
Mount MendelNNE 25°4,177 m7.3 mi
Mount GoddardNNE 32°4,126 m1.9 mi
Mount FiskeNE 44°4,116 m5.5 mi
Mount ThompsonENE 57°4,115 m8.2 mi
Mount LamarckNNE 25°4,088 m8.8 mi
Mount HaeckelNE 41°4,087 m6.5 mi
Mount WallaceNE 44°4,079 m6.5 mi

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 solstice07:0616:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799400

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