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Mount Shinn

Mount Shinn, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Shinn rises to 3,336 m in California. Mount Hilgard stands 4,060 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ward Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

Mount Shinn is a 10,995-foot-elevation (3,351-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is set within the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Sierra National Forest. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains north to Florence Lake via tributaries of the South Fork San Joaquin River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 3,600 feet (1,100 meters) above this river in less than two miles.

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Wikidata Q49054561, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3336 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.21251, -118.91952

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 12
  • Cold Springs: 7.8 mi
  • Little Eden: 9.3 mi
  • Reed Pools: 9.4 mi
  • Old Pedro: 9.4 mi
  • Iodone Springs: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Twin Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Rancheria Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Line Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 9.2 mi
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 10.9 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 16.4 mi
Parks: 7
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • Qualls Camp: 7.0 mi
  • China Camp: 13.4 mi
  • 786 Squadron Memorial: 13.6 mi
  • Log Cabin: 15.9 mi
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 3
  • John Muir Rock: 5.2 mi
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 9.6 mi
  • Rock Monster: 18.0 mi
Hot springs: 3
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 22.8 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 22.9 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 22.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Museum of the Sierra: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Mount Shinn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HilgardNNE 26°4,060 m11.4 mi
Royce PeakNE 48°4,047 m11.0 mi
Feather PeakNE 45°4,039 m11.0 mi
Mount GoetheE 92°4,036 m12.0 mi
Merriam PeakNE 52°3,994 m10.8 mi
Seven GablesNE 35°3,963 m8.3 mi
Mount McGeeESE 117°3,938 m11.2 mi
GeminiNE 43°3,919 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3719:4120:20
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0716:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343436404654616256474035
Precip in8.57.86.84.02.40.70.70.10.42.33.96.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 253848 — Mount Shinn, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358795669

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