Murphy Peak
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
- 1,365 m
How to reach it
- 19.8 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
- 20.4 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 24 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Duckwall Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Mount Provo: 3.1 mi
- Marble Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Mount Lewis: 3.6 mi
- Wet Meadow Hill: 4.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Tuolumne City Memorial Museum: 4.3 mi
- Groveland Museum: 10.5 mi
- Groveland Jail: 10.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Military Museum: 12.1 mi
- Tuolumne County Museum: 12.2 mi
- Heisler #2 Steam Engine: 4.5 mi
- Jamestown Branch Jail: 14.4 mi
- Moaning Caverns Adventure Park: 17.6 mi
- Murphys Pokey: 19.6 mi
- Mercer Caverns: 20.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- Jawbone Falls: 10.5 mi
- Preston Falls: 16.7 mi
- Diana Falls: 17.8 mi
- Tueeulala Falls: 21.2 mi
- Carlon Falls: 21.4 mi
- 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
- Chinese Camp: 16.8 mi
- French Flat: 16.9 mi
- Carson Hill: 19.1 mi
- Horseshoe Bend: 21.6 mi
- Cat Town: 23.8 mi
- The Grotto: 17.0 mi
- McKays Point: 19.4 mi
- Jailhouse Rock: 22.3 mi
- Negro Jack Point: 23.7 mi
- Red Hills: 18.2 mi
- National Recreation Area: 18.3 mi
- Calaveras South Grove Natural Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park: 20.2 mi
- Dedication Garden: 9.8 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 13.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Murphy Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Mountain | NE 49° | 2,425 m | 17.3 mi |
| Bourland Mountain | NE 55° | 2,346 m | 14.9 mi |
| Lookout Point | ENE 72° | 2,201 m | 16.4 mi |
| Hells Mountain | ENE 65° | 2,115 m | 14.7 mi |
| Strawberry Peak | NNE 26° | 1,840 m | 16.3 mi |
| Duckwall Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,775 m | 2.5 mi |
| North Mountain | ESE 111° | 1,747 m | 15.5 mi |
| Repeater Hill | N 350° | 1,672 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:48 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
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 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 6.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland 2, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358806891
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