Mount Wynne
Mount Wynne rises to 4,018 m in California. Middle Palisade stands 4,278 m to the north-northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Pinchot, a peak 0.7 miles away.
The story
Mount Wynne is a 13,179-foot-elevation (4,017-meter) mountain summit located one mile west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated in eastern Kings Canyon National Park, 31 miles (50 km) northwest of the town of Lone Pine, 0.4 miles immediately east of Pinchot Pass, and 0.66 miles (1.06 km) south of Mount Pinchot, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Mt. Wynne ranks as the 116th highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as the south aspect rises nearly 2,000 feet (610 meters) above the surrounding terrain in approximately one mile. The approach to this remote peak is made via the John Muir Trail. The first ascent of the summit was made in 1935 by a Sierra Club party.
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Wikidata Q49055296, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,018.3 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Pinchot: 0.7 mi
- Mount Perkins: 1.4 mi
- Crater Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Striped Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mount Ickes: 2.0 mi
- Scotty Spring: 4.3 mi
- Harry Birch Springs: 6.6 mi
- Grover Anton Spring: 7.4 mi
- McGann Springs: 8.4 mi
- Little Blackrock Spring: 9.2 mi
- Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 4.8 mi
- Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 9.5 mi
- Aberdeen Station: 11.3 mi
- Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 11.7 mi
- Prospect: 12.7 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 8.8 mi
- Lower Gardiner Falls: 8.8 mi
- Triple Falls: 9.0 mi
- Mist Falls: 11.8 mi
- First Falls: 13.1 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 19.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 19.8 mi
- Arai Pond: 19.8 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 20.0 mi
- Kado's Garden: 20.0 mi
- Muro Blanco: 6.9 mi
- Windy Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Great Cliffs: 12.0 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 15.1 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 24.6 mi
- Dehy Park: 14.4 mi
- Independence Park: 15.0 mi
- Mendenhall Park: 17.1 mi
- Big Pine Triangle County Park: 17.4 mi
- Merritt Park: 19.8 mi
- Kearsarge: 9.8 mi
- Bend City: 17.1 mi
- San Carlos: 17.9 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 14.5 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 14.6 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 20.2 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 9.1 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 11.9 mi
- Rock Monster: 16.9 mi
- Paiute Mural: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Mount Wynne. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Palisade | NNW 338° | 4,278 m | 9.9 mi |
| Split Mountain | N 349° | 4,269 m | 5.8 mi |
| Disappointment Peak | NNW 338° | 4,259 m | 9.7 mi |
| Norman Clyde Peak | NNW 337° | 4,245 m | 10.2 mi |
| Balcony Peak | NNW 339° | 4,237 m | 9.6 mi |
| Birch Mountain | N 354° | 4,134 m | 8.7 mi |
| Palisade Crest | NNW 334° | 4,131 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Bolton Brown | NNW 344° | 4,124 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:38 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
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, 15 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800700
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