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Mount Spencer

Mount Spencer, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Spencer rises to 3,789 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the north, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Darwin, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

Mount Spencer is a 12,431 feet (3,789 m) peak in the Sierra Nevada, in Kings Canyon National Park and Fresno County, California. It is named for Herbert Spencer, an English philosopher and prominent scientist in the field of evolution who coined the term "survival of the fittest." Other nearby mountains in the Evolution Group include Mount Darwin, Mount Mendel, Mount Fiske, Mount Haeckel, Mount Huxley, Mount Wallace, and Mount Lamarck. The area around the peaks, known as the Evolution Region, includes Evolution Basin and Evolution Valley. The peak offers a view from Evolution Lake and the John Muir Trail.

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Wikidata Q6923776, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3789 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.15529, -118.68178

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 14
Waterfalls: 11
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Second Falls: 12.6 mi
  • First Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Triple Falls: 13.7 mi
Parks: 10
Historic sites: 9
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 12.8 mi
  • Log Cabin: 16.1 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 16.9 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 18.7 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 17.2 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 3
  • Rock Monster: 4.6 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 9.0 mi
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 21.9 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 21.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Mount Spencer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysN 3°4,263 m8.0 mi
Mount DarwinNNE 32°4,216 m1.0 mi
Mount MendelN 359°4,177 m1.4 mi
Mount GoddardSSW 210°4,126 m4.2 mi
CloudripperE 96°4,122 m8.4 mi
Mount FiskeSSE 149°4,116 m1.5 mi
Mount ThompsonESE 103°4,115 m3.9 mi
Mount LamarckNNE 13°4,088 m2.8 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 solstice07:0616:0116:42

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, 23 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659839 — Mount Spencer, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358807415

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