Paradise Peak
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
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Top Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Ampitheater Dome: 1.3 mi
- Castle Rock Spire: 2.5 mi
- The Fin: 2.5 mi
- Milk Ranch Peak: 4.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 5.1 mi
- Big Fern Springs: 6.0 mi
- Granite Spring: 6.4 mi
- Wall Spring: 6.7 mi
- Slide Spring: 6.9 mi
- Cleveland Tree: 6.2 mi
- Tharp's Log: 6.3 mi
- Parker Group: 6.3 mi
- Tunnel Log: 6.3 mi
- Buttress Tree: 6.3 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
- Lower Buck Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
- Upper Cliff Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
- Tufa Falls: 6.0 mi
- Alles Cabin: 1.6 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 5.7 mi
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 6.3 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 6.9 mi
- Old Ranger Station: 8.2 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 13.4 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 14.1 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 15.6 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 16.2 mi
- Kaweah Recreation Area: 17.2 mi
- 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
- Valhalla: 8.9 mi
- Window Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 23.9 mi
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 18.6 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 19.3 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 7.3 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 11.4 mi
- Natural Arch: 19.6 mi
- Natural Bridge: 19.7 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 24.3 mi
- Jumping Rock: 24.5 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 16.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Kaweah | ENE 65° | 4,140 m | 11.1 mi |
| Needham Mountain | E 100° | 3,816 m | 9.0 mi |
| Florence Peak | ESE 121° | 3,788.7 m | 9.5 mi |
| Lion Rock | NE 50° | 3,767 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | E 101° | 3,759 m | 8.0 mi |
| Bullfrog Peak | SE 126° | 3,755 m | 10.2 mi |
| Lippincott Mountain | ENE 68° | 3,731 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Eisen | ENE 79° | 3,714 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358795775
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