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Olancha Peak

Olancha Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Olancha Peak rises to 3,695 m in California. Mount Langley stands 4,277 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Mountain, a peak 3.5 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.

About

The story

Olancha Peak is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California. It rises to an elevation of 12,132 feet (3,698 m) on the Tulare-Inyo county line in the South Sierra Wilderness. It takes its name from the nearby town of Olancha. The mountain is also known as "Indianhead" and "the Sleeping Maiden", as some think that parts of the ridgeline of the southern slope of the mountain, when viewed from certain angles, resembles either the face of a man or the figure of a woman lying on her back. The peak is one of the highest in the Sierra Nevada south of Mount Whitney. It is the southernmost peak that is significantly above treeline on the Sierra Nevada escarpment. Due to the high elevation, most of the precipitation the mountain receives consists of snow.

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Wikidata Q7083082, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3695 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.26551, -118.11818
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 31
Attractions: 13
Historic sites: 11
Natural arches: 10
  • Natural Bridge: 15.7 mi
  • Natural Arch: 15.8 mi
  • Palette Arch: 22.0 mi
  • Gunga Din Arch: 22.0 mi
  • Taco Bell Arch: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Window Cliffs: 16.8 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 21.9 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 21.9 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 22.0 mi
  • Chocolate Block: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Hot springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Parks: 2
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Miss Alabama: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Olancha Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LangleyNNW 339°4,277 m19.1 mi
Mount LeConteNNW 339°4,245.9 m20.5 mi
Mount CorcoranNNW 339°4,194 m20.3 mi
Mount PickeringNNW 332°4,105 m20.5 mi
Joe Devel PeakNNW 330°4,063 m19.9 mi
Cirque PeakNNW 336°3,930 m16.0 mi
WoollybackNNW 344°3,913 m17.7 mi
The MiterNNW 336°3,892 m20.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:3619:3620:14
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice07:0116:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248546272787770594738
Precip in1.21.50.80.20.20.10.20.10.20.30.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 272778 — Olancha Peak, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358801841

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