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. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Wikidata Q49056721, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,120 m
How to reach it
126 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 25 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 |
| Mount Hutton | E 80° | 3,633 m | 14.0 mi |
| Chamberlain Peak | NNE 30° | 3,538 m | 15.3 mi |
| Blackcap Mountain | E 95° | 3,519 m | 14.1 mi |
| Zingheim Heights | ENE 58° | 3,401 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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