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Night Cap Peak

Night Cap Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Night Cap Peak rises to 3,243 m in California. Tower Peak stands 3,582 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Leavitt Peak, a peak 2.6 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

The story

Night Cap Peak is a 10,641-foot-elevation (3,243-meter) mountain summit located in Tuolumne County, California, United States.

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Wikidata Q49056932, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3243 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.30767, -119.69116

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 13
Waterfalls: 10
Parks: 6
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 4.9 mi
  • Bridgeport: 9.9 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 10.4 mi
  • Walker Community Park: 18.2 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 18.0 mi
  • Beach 2: 18.1 mi
  • Beach 1: 18.2 mi
  • Benson Lake Beach: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Strawberry: 19.2 mi
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 20.1 mi
  • Old Jail: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Columns of the Giants: 6.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 15.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Night Cap Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower PeakSE 145°3,581.8 m13.7 mi
Walker MountainESE 113°3,524 m12.8 mi
Leavitt PeakSE 124°3,516 m2.6 mi
Hanna MountainSE 126°3,491 m13.9 mi
Sonora PeakNE 43°3,484 m4.4 mi
White MountainNE 40°3,470 m6.5 mi
Flatiron ButteSE 125°3,470 m13.2 mi
Stanislaus PeakNNE 14°3,426 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3619:4720:26
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1316:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404346515866737267584740
Precip in6.35.75.73.52.40.60.40.10.42.23.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796180

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