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Mount Stanford

Mount Stanford, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Stanford rises to 4,260 m in California. Mount Williamson stands 4,383 m to the southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Gregory's Monument, a peak 0.1 miles away.

The story

Mount Stanford, at an elevation of 13,979 feet (4,261 m), is on the Kings-Kern Divide in Kings Canyon National Park. It is named for Stanford University. It is the fifteenth tallest mountain in California and is located about 3.6 miles (5.8 km) from University Peak which was named for the University of California.

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Wikidata Q6923833, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4260.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.70401, -118.39588

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 35
  • Cyclops Skull Arch: 15.3 mi
  • Boot Arch: 15.4 mi
  • Chicken Ranch: 15.6 mi
  • Man of Steel (movie site): 15.7 mi
  • Iron Man (movie site): 16.0 mi
Springs: 29
Historic sites: 24
  • Donald Downs Plaque: 1.6 mi
  • Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 3.5 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 8.0 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 9.1 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 19
Cliffs: 13
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 11.4 mi
  • Valhalla: 14.0 mi
  • Muro Blanco: 15.8 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 16.5 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 13.3 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 15.1 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 16.2 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 16.2 mi
  • Heart Arch: 16.3 mi
  • Hitching Post Arch: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Museums: 6
Parks: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Paiute Mural: 13.3 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 18.1 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Mount Stanford. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilliamsonSE 125°4,383 m5.7 mi
Mount TyndallSE 136°4,275 m4.7 mi
Mount BarnardSE 142°4,266 m6.6 mi
Gregory's MonumentS 181°4,254.4 m0.1 mi
Mount KeithE 95°4,249 m2.9 mi
Trojan PeakSE 134°4,245 m6.2 mi
Junction PeakESE 119°4,224 m1.9 mi
Caltech PeakSSE 165°4,216.5 m1.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3820:16
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 13 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 1659857 — Mount Stanford, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358807429

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