Nelson Mountain
Nelson Mountain rises to 3,120 m in California. Mount Henry stands 3,713 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away.
The story
mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California
Wikidata Q49056721, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3120 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Peak: 1.8 mi
- Brown Peak: 2.5 mi
- Bear Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Dome of the Immaculate Conception: 3.1 mi
- Marble Point: 3.4 mi
- Cold Springs: 11.9 mi
- Sycamore Springs: 13.2 mi
- Lousy Spring: 13.3 mi
- Wiesman Spring: 13.5 mi
- Cole Spring: 14.6 mi
- Rancheria Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 12.2 mi
- Line Creek Falls: 14.4 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 3.6 mi
- Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 5.6 mi
- Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 6.0 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Helms Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- John Muir Rock: 15.2 mi
- Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 15.8 mi
- Zephyr Headquarters: 15.8 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 16.6 mi
- Chicago Stump: 20.8 mi
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 4.6 mi
- Teakettle Experiment Area: 8.7 mi
- Fishing Club: 12.7 mi
- John S. Eastwood Park: 13.0 mi
- Huntington Lake Game Refuge: 13.9 mi
- Grand Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Patterson Bluffs: 11.7 mi
- Big Sandy Bluff: 21.5 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 23.2 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 23.3 mi
- Qualls Camp: 6.6 mi
- 786 Squadron Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 18.2 mi
- China Camp: 19.6 mi
- Exact Center of California: 22.7 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 18.8 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 23.8 mi
- Jumping Rock: 22.2 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 22.4 mi
- Museum of the Sierra: 14.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Nelson Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Henry | ENE 62° | 3,713 m | 13.8 mi |
| Red Mountain | ENE 73° | 3,645.1 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Hutton | E 80° | 3,633 m | 14.0 mi |
| Blackcap Mountain | E 95° | 3,519 m | 14.1 mi |
| Zingheim Heights | ENE 58° | 3,400.6 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Shinn | NE 40° | 3,336 m | 11.1 mi |
| Ward Mountain | NE 43° | 3,301 m | 12.5 mi |
| Fleming Mountain | ENE 66° | 3,290 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
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 | 46 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 267057 — Nelson Mountain, Fresno County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358799914
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