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Paradise Peak

Paradise Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Paradise Peak rises to 2,854 m in California. Black Kaweah stands 4,140 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Top Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059819, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2854 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.47732, -118.69738

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 32
Attractions: 27
Waterfalls: 18
Historic sites: 12
Parks: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 5.1 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 18.2 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 18.6 mi
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 19.3 mi
Museums: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Arch: 19.6 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Hot springs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Paradise Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black KaweahENE 65°4,140 m11.1 mi
Needham MountainE 100°3,816 m9.0 mi
Florence PeakESE 121°3,788.7 m9.5 mi
Lion RockNE 50°3,767 m11.3 mi
Sawtooth PeakE 101°3,759 m8.0 mi
Bullfrog PeakSE 126°3,755 m10.2 mi
Lippincott MountainENE 68°3,731 m8.1 mi
Mount EisenENE 79°3,714 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3819:3920:17
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0416:0416:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054576676838277665547
Precip in4.94.34.02.51.20.40.10.00.21.22.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ASH MTN, 7 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358795775

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