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Mount Solomons

Mount Solomons, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Solomons rises to 3,967 m in California. Mount Agassiz stands 4,235 m to the east, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Ithaca, a peak 0.4 miles away.

The story

Mount Solomons is a peak in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the U.S. state of California. It rises to 13,040 feet (3,975 m) directly above Muir Pass. Mount Solomons was named after Theodore Solomons, an explorer of the Sierra Nevada mountains, who mapped and established what is now the northern half of John Muir Trail. The peak is on the Goddard Divide in Kings Canyon National Park and overlooks Evolution Basin. A scramble from the Muir trail at Muir pass leads to the summit.

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Wikidata Q8536439, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3967 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.10646, -118.67423

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 15
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Triple Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Second Falls: 12.2 mi
  • First Falls: 12.8 mi
Springs: 13
Historic sites: 10
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 9.7 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 15.3 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 19.4 mi
  • Log Cabin: 19.5 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 20.9 mi
Parks: 10
Picnic sites: 8
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 17.1 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 3
  • Rock Monster: 3.1 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 11.3 mi
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 24.3 mi
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 23.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Mount Solomons. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AgassizE 87°4,235 m7.9 mi
Mount DarwinN 1°4,216 m4.2 mi
Mount WinchellE 91°4,200 m8.1 mi
Mount MendelN 355°4,177 m4.7 mi
Mount GoddardW 265°4,126 m2.5 mi
Mount FiskeN 10°4,116 m2.1 mi
Mount ThompsonNE 53°4,115 m4.2 mi
Mount LamarckN 2°4,088 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3619:4020:19
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0516:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 25 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 267388 — Mount Solomons, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800004

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