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Mount Whitney

Mount Whitney, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Whitney rises to 527 m in California. Woodson Mountain stands 878 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Franks Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away.

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
Artworks
  • 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: 45
  • 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: 45
Nature reserves: 27
Beaches: 19
Cliffs: 19
  • 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 15.4 miles of Mount Whitney. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodson MountainESE 123°878 m12.7 mi
North Iron MountainSE 125°824 m13.8 mi
Iron MountainSE 129°818 m15.0 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakSE 125°802 m14.5 mi
Middle SummitSE 127°790 m14.5 mi
Mount EllieSE 127°743.712 m13.9 mi
Wildwood MountainSE 126°725.424 m15.2 mi
Paradise MountainENE 65°710 m14.2 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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