Observation Peak
Observation Peak rises to 3,772 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the north, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Shakspere, a peak 1.1 miles away.
The story
Observation Peak is a 12,362-foot-elevation (3,768-meter) summit located in Fresno County, California, United States.
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Wikidata Q49058122, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,772 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Shakspere: 1.1 mi
- Vennacher Needle: 3.2 mi
- Staghorn Peak: 3.5 mi
- Red Point: 3.8 mi
- Rambaud Peak: 4.1 mi
- Grouse Spring: 9.1 mi
- Scotty Spring: 12.5 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 13.1 mi
- Harry Birch Springs: 15.2 mi
- Fish Springs: 15.5 mi
- Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 10.2 mi
- Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 11.5 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 12.8 mi
- Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 13.7 mi
- Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 16.8 mi
- Triple Falls: 3.2 mi
- First Falls: 8.3 mi
- Second Falls: 8.5 mi
- Blue Canyon Falls: 14.0 mi
- Mist Falls: 14.6 mi
- Mendenhall Park: 16.3 mi
- Big Pine Triangle County Park: 16.5 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 20.8 mi
- Dehy Park: 23.2 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 23.8 mi
- Windy Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Great Cliffs: 4.2 mi
- Muro Blanco: 7.9 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 10.5 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 22.0 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Helms Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 23.4 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 23.5 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 24.1 mi
- American Mule Museum: 24.8 mi
- Rock Monster: 8.1 mi
- John Muir Rock: 21.3 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 20.8 mi
- Kearsarge: 18.4 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Observation Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Palisade | N 6° | 4,343 m | 4.9 mi |
| Starlight Peak | N 5° | 4,324 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Sill | NNE 13° | 4,316 m | 5.1 mi |
| Polemonium Peak | N 7° | 4,298 m | 4.9 mi |
| Middle Palisade | NE 42° | 4,278 m | 4.4 mi |
| Split Mountain | E 92° | 4,269 m | 5.6 mi |
| Thunderbolt Peak | N 4° | 4,268 m | 5.1 mi |
| Disappointment Peak | NE 45° | 4,259 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:39 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
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 | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 24 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798970
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