Muriel Peak
Muriel Peak rises to 3,943 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the north-northeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Goethe, a peak 1.0 miles away.
The story
Muriel Peak is a 12,937-foot-elevation (3,943-meter) double summit mountain located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Fresno County, California, United States. The true summit is set within the John Muir Wilderness on land managed by Sierra National Forest, whereas the slightly lower south summit is on the boundary shared with Kings Canyon National Park. It is situated one mile northeast of Mount Goethe and one mile south of Muriel Lake. Muriel Peak is the 167th-highest peak in California, and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,600 feet (490 meters) above Muriel Lake.
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Wikidata Q49055889, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3943 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Goethe: 1.0 mi
- Mount Thoreau: 1.7 mi
- Wahoo Peak: 1.7 mi
- Mount Lamarck: 2.1 mi
- Mount Stephen Jay Gould: 2.7 mi
- Cold Springs: 10.4 mi
- Grouse Spring: 14.5 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 18.2 mi
- Iodone Springs: 19.2 mi
- Reed Pools: 19.2 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
- Second Falls: 14.4 mi
- First Falls: 15.2 mi
- Twin Falls: 16.4 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 11.2 mi
- Millpond Recreation Area: 15.7 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 17.0 mi
- Bulpitt Park: 17.1 mi
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 17.9 mi
- Log Cabin: 11.7 mi
- Bishop Creek Battleground: 14.5 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 16.8 mi
- Qualls Camp: 19.3 mi
- Power Plant Ruin: 21.2 mi
- Great Cliffs: 15.0 mi
- Windy Cliff: 16.4 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 19.4 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 19.7 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 18.2 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 19.2 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- John Muir Rock: 7.2 mi
- Rock Monster: 8.4 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 19.3 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 18.2 mi
- American Mule Museum: 19.4 mi
- Laws Railroad Museum: 22.8 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Muriel Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Humphreys | NNE 17° | 4,263 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Darwin | SSE 162° | 4,216 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mount Mendel | SSE 168° | 4,177 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNE 14° | 4,145 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Goddard | S 190° | 4,126 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Fiske | SSE 166° | 4,116 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Thompson | SE 140° | 4,115 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Lamarck | SE 142° | 4,088 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798903
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