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Mount Russell

Mount Russell, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Russell rises to 4,296 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the south, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Morgenson, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

Mount Russell is a peak in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the U.S. state of California, about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north of Mount Whitney. Possessing an elevation of 14,094 feet (4,296 m), it is the seventh-highest peak in the state and one of California's twelve fourteeners.

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Wikidata Q4390381, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4296 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.59002, -118.29104

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 25
Historic sites: 23
  • Donald D. Brooks: 5.8 mi
  • Donald Downs Plaque: 8.3 mi
  • Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 11.7 mi
  • Cousin Jack: 11.9 mi
  • Camouflage Net Factory: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 18
Waterfalls: 16
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 12.1 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 7.5 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 9.3 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 9.3 mi
  • Heart Arch: 9.4 mi
  • Palette Arch: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 2.2 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 9.3 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 9.7 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 9.9 mi
  • Chocolate Block: 9.9 mi
Parks: 5
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 2
  • Miss Alabama: 10.7 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Mount Russell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyS 184°4,419.6 m0.8 mi
Mount WilliamsonNNW 346°4,383 m4.7 mi
Keeler NeedleS 182°4,361.2 m1.0 mi
Crooks PeakS 179°4,341.7 m1.1 mi
Lewis PeakS 177°4,306.7 m1.1 mi
Aiguille ExtraS 178°4,289 m1.2 mi
Mount LangleySSE 148°4,277 m5.4 mi
Mount TyndallNNW 331°4,275 m5.2 mi

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, 15 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799507

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