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Mount Warlow

Mount Warlow, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Warlow rises to 4,025 m in California. Mount Darwin stands 4,216 m to the north, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Fiske, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

Mount Warlow is a 13,206-foot-elevation (4,025-meter) mountain summit located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated on the Goddard Divide in northern Kings Canyon National Park, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north of Muir Pass, 0.69 miles (1.11 km) southeast of Mount Huxley, and 0.68 miles (1.09 km) southwest of Mount Fiske, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Mount Warlow ranks as the 108th highest summit in California. The approach to this remote peak is made via the John Muir Trail.

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Wikidata Q49055084, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4025 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.12850, -118.67462

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 15
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Triple Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Second Falls: 12.1 mi
  • First Falls: 12.7 mi
Springs: 15
Parks: 10
Historic sites: 9
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 11.1 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 16.8 mi
  • Log Cabin: 18.0 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 18.2 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 17.2 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 3
  • Rock Monster: 3.3 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 10.3 mi
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 23.3 mi
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Mount Warlow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DarwinN 3°4,216 m2.7 mi
Mount MendelN 352°4,177 m3.2 mi
Mount GoddardSW 235°4,126 m3.0 mi
CloudripperE 83°4,122 m8.0 mi
Mount FiskeNNE 33°4,116 m0.7 mi
Mount ThompsonENE 73°4,115 m3.5 mi
Mount LamarckN 3°4,088 m4.6 mi
Mount HaeckelNNE 26°4,087 m1.7 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 5080 °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, 24 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 1660127 — Mount Warlow, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358807684

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