Mount Versteeg
Mount Versteeg rises to 4,107 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the south-southeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Trojan Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away.
The story
Mount Versteeg is a 13,471-foot-elevation (4,106-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. It is situated on the common border of Tulare County with Inyo County, as well as the shared boundary of Sequoia National Park and John Muir Wilderness. It is 15 miles (24 km) west-northwest of the community of Lone Pine, one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Mount Tyndall, one mile (1.6 km) southwest of Mount Williamson, and 0.68 mile northwest of Trojan Peak, the nearest higher neighbor. Mt. Versteeg ranks as the 66th highest peak in California. Topographic relief is significant as it rises approximately 950 feet (290 meters) above Lake Helen of Troy in approximately 0.2 mile.
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Wikidata Q49055010, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,107 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Trojan Peak: 0.7 mi
- Mount Tyndall: 0.9 mi
- Mount Williamson: 1.0 mi
- Mount Barnard: 1.3 mi
- Polychrome Peak: 1.8 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 10.6 mi
- Boot Arch: 10.7 mi
- Man of Steel (movie site): 11.1 mi
- How the West Was Won (movie site): 11.2 mi
- Chicken Ranch: 11.2 mi
- SB23 intermittent spring: 6.4 mi
- Boron Springs: 10.1 mi
- Tub Springs: 10.6 mi
- Reinhackle Spring: 12.5 mi
- McGann Springs: 14.3 mi
- Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 8.5 mi
- Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 10.5 mi
- Camouflage Net Factory: 11.1 mi
- Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 13.4 mi
- Cousin Jack: 14.1 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 8.2 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 13.3 mi
- Tamarack Falls: 13.9 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 13.9 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 9.9 mi
- Lathe Arch: 11.3 mi
- Mobius Arch: 11.3 mi
- Heart Arch: 11.4 mi
- Palette Arch: 12.4 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 5.9 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 11.5 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 12.4 mi
- Chocolate Block: 12.6 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 12.6 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 10.6 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 10.7 mi
- Kado's Garden: 10.8 mi
- Japanese Garden: 10.8 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 10.9 mi
- Merritt Park: 10.8 mi
- Independence Park: 12.6 mi
- Dehy Park: 12.9 mi
- Spainhower Park: 14.7 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 16.1 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 11.3 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 12.6 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 12.7 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 14.8 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 15.0 mi
- Kearsarge: 11.2 mi
- San Carlos: 15.5 mi
- Bend City: 16.0 mi
- Swansea: 24.9 mi
- Paiute Mural: 10.9 mi
- Miss Alabama: 13.1 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 14.1 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 12.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Mount Versteeg. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | SSE 159° | 4,420 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Williamson | NE 54° | 4,383 m | 1.0 mi |
| Keeler Needle | SSE 159° | 4,361 m | 5.3 mi |
| Crooks Peak | SSE 159° | 4,342 m | 5.4 mi |
| Lewis Peak | SSE 159° | 4,307 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Russell | SSE 154° | 4,296 m | 4.4 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | SSE 159° | 4,289 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Tyndall | NW 311° | 4,275 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:37 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660096 — Mount Versteeg, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358807673
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