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Onion Meadow Peak

Onion Meadow Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Onion Meadow Peak rises to 2,529 m in California. Sherman Peak stands 3,020 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mule Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49058708, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2529 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.03010, -118.60460

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 42
Parks: 18
Waterfalls: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Trail of 100 Giants: 3.7 mi
  • Cabin 236: 5.3 mi
  • Cabin 234: 5.3 mi
  • Cabin 242: 5.3 mi
  • Cabin 240: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 16.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Onion Meadow Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sherman PeakE 96°3,020 m12.0 mi
Lookout MountainE 81°2,963 m13.0 mi
Schaeffer MountainENE 76°2,843 m12.0 mi
Slate MountainNNE 23°2,829 m4.0 mi
Jordan PeakN 2°2,774 m10.5 mi
Cherry HillESE 120°2,687 m14.9 mi
Hermit RockNNE 28°2,576 m10.9 mi
Tobias PeakS 172°2,526 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3919:3720:15
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0216:0516:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464852566473818074645246
Precip in2.32.41.70.70.40.10.10.10.20.61.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kern River PH 3, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1661148 — Onion Meadow Peak, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808411

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