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Palmer Mountain

Palmer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Palmer Mountain rises to 3,430 m in California. Mount Stanford stands 4,260 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Avalanche Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059537, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3430 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.74772, -118.56926

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 28
Waterfalls: 23
Historic sites: 19
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 3.0 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 3.1 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 6.5 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 6.6 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 7.0 mi
Springs: 17
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 22.7 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Arai Pond: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 4
Parks: 4
  • General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 18.7 mi
  • Dehy Park: 20.7 mi
  • Independence Park: 20.9 mi
  • Merritt Park: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Paiute Mural: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Palmer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StanfordESE 107°4,260.2 m10.1 mi
Gregory's MonumentESE 108°4,254.4 m10.1 mi
Table MountainSE 139°4,151 m8.0 mi
Mount EricssonESE 112°4,150.7 m9.3 mi
Milestone MountainSSE 149°4,149 m9.1 mi
Midway MountainSSE 147°4,140 m8.6 mi
Mount BrewerESE 120°4,136 m5.4 mi
Milestone MesaSSE 146°4,126.3 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3920:17
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0416:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283034384654616055453527
Precip in8.77.96.43.22.00.70.60.10.72.33.66.9

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

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 253732 — Palmer Mountain, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358795603

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