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Mount Sampson

Mount Sampson, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Sampson rises to 1,447 m in California. Spanish Mountain stands 3,064 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fox Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49054461, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1447 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.76689, -119.09678

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 36
Attractions: 30
Parks: 29
Picnic sites: 11
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 17.7 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Historic sites: 5
  • Old Ranger Station: 21.7 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 22.8 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 23.4 mi
  • Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 23.7 mi
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 24.2 mi
Museums: 4
  • Alta District Historical Society: 22.5 mi
  • Giant Forest Museum: 22.8 mi
  • Reedley Museum: 22.9 mi
  • Three Rivers Historical Museum: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Bookie Bear: 8.7 mi
  • Dinuba Christian Church Statue: 22.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 20.9 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Mount Sampson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spanish MountainNE 49°3,064 m15.0 mi
ObeliskNE 54°2,958 m16.6 mi
Shell MountainESE 106°2,920 m17.3 mi
Wren PeakENE 74°2,880 m17.5 mi
Buck RockE 99°2,591 m13.2 mi
Patterson MountainN 9°2,479 m14.5 mi
Big BaldyESE 119°2,449 m13.6 mi
Chimney RockESE 121°2,350.3 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3919:4120:19
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0616:0416:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363638414958666560514235
Precip in8.07.37.83.61.40.50.30.20.32.43.36.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grant Grove, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358802679

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