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Mule Peak

Mule Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Mule Peak rises to 2,477 m in California. Sherman Peak stands 3,020 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Onion Meadow Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49055687, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2477 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.01574, -118.61526

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 44
Parks: 20
Waterfalls: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Trail of 100 Giants: 2.9 mi
  • Cabin 236: 5.1 mi
  • Cabin 234: 5.1 mi
  • Cabin 242: 5.1 mi
  • Cabin 240: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 17.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Mule Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sherman PeakE 92°3,020 m12.5 mi
Lookout MountainENE 78°2,963 m13.7 mi
Schaeffer MountainENE 73°2,843 m12.9 mi
Slate MountainNNE 25°2,829 m5.2 mi
Jordan PeakN 5°2,774 m11.5 mi
Hermit RockNNE 28°2,576 m12.0 mi
Onion Meadow PeakNNE 31°2,529 m1.2 mi
Tobias PeakSSE 168°2,526 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3919:3720:15
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0216:0516:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464852566473818074645246
Precip in2.32.41.70.70.40.10.10.10.20.61.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kern River PH 3, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358789586

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