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Mount Whitney

Mount Whitney, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Whitney rises to 527 m in California. Rodriguez Mountain stands 1,183 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Franks Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49055167, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
527 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.10880, -117.15517
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Artworks: 60
  • Wired Circle: 1.1 mi
  • Rockwell Steps: 1.4 mi
  • Grande Step Totem: 4.2 mi
  • Muffler Man: 4.5 mi
  • The Hawk: 6.8 mi
Parks
Attractions
  • Denk Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Rancho La Costa Habitat Conservation Area: 4.4 mi
  • The Kit Carson Park Snake: 5.8 mi
  • Wave Waterpark: 8.2 mi
  • Dancing Topiaries: 8.3 mi
Museums: 55
Gardens: 44
  • Arboretum: 3.2 mi
  • Circle Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Alta Vista Gardens: 7.9 mi
  • Incredible Edibles: 8.1 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 42
Nature reserves: 27
Beaches: 19
Cliffs: 16
  • Del Mar Bluff: 12.8 mi
  • Net Muc: 18.7 mi
  • Thumb: 20.4 mi
  • Main Area: 20.4 mi
  • Lunch Rock: 20.4 mi
Springs: 10
  • Indian Rock Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Bear Spring: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 2.3 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 5.8 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • El Salto Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 12.6 mi
  • Washtub Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Whitney. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rodriguez MountainENE1,183 m16.9 mi
Woodson MountainESE878 m12.7 mi
North Iron MountainSE824 m13.8 mi
Iron MountainSE818 m15.0 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakSE802 m14.5 mi
Middle SummitSE790 m14.5 mi
Mount EllieSE744 m13.9 mi
Wildwood MountainSE725 m15.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4119:2520:01
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:4916:0916:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575760636771767775696256
Precip in3.23.62.21.00.40.10.10.10.20.61.12.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Escondido #2, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/48914344

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