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Murphy Peak

Murphy Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Murphy Peak rises to 1,365 m in California. Bell Mountain stands 2,425 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Duckwall Mountain, a peak 2.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49055925, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1365 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.98381, -120.16130

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 46
  • West Side Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
  • Willow Springs Park: 5.6 mi
  • Groveland Sports Complex: 10.0 mi
  • Mary Laveroni Park: 10.5 mi
  • Coffill Park: 12.1 mi
Springs: 32
  • Alder Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Deadwood Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Camp Twentyone Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Box Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Robert Nichols Spring: 6.3 mi
Museums: 13
Attractions: 10
Historic sites: 10
  • Miner’s Camp: 9.9 mi
  • Springfield Armory/School/Store: 13.9 mi
  • Grumman TS-2A Tracker: 14.2 mi
  • Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail - Chinese Camp: 16.7 mi
  • Strawberry: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Remote Camp: 9.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 12.1 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 14.4 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 18.9 mi
  • Heron Point Day Use: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Dunn Court Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Beach 2: 17.1 mi
  • Beach 1: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Gardens: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 13.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 17.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Murphy Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bell MountainNE 49°2,425 m17.3 mi
Bourland MountainNE 55°2,346 m14.9 mi
Lookout PointENE 72°2,201.2 m16.4 mi
Hells MountainENE 65°2,115 m14.7 mi
Strawberry PeakNNE 26°1,840 m16.3 mi
Duckwall MountainESE 115°1,775 m2.5 mi
Bald MountainNNE 20°1,771 m11.8 mi
North MountainESE 111°1,747 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3919:4820:27
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1416:0416:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448515967747367584841
Precip in7.26.96.33.02.20.40.00.10.32.13.56.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland 2, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358806891

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