Parker Peak
Parker Peak rises to 2,316 m in California. Sherman Peak stands 3,020 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hatchet Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49059978, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,316 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hatchet Peak: 2.2 mi
- North Cold Spring Peak: 2.3 mi
- Table Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Cold Springs Peak: 2.8 mi
- Mule Peak: 3.5 mi
- North Cold Spring: 2.8 mi
- Mud Spring: 3.0 mi
- Chute Spring: 3.7 mi
- Thompson Camp Spring: 4.3 mi
- Skunk Spring: 4.6 mi
- Springville Veterans Memorial Park: 14.5 mi
- Lake Success Big Sycamore Park: 16.4 mi
- Bartlett Park: 16.6 mi
- Greenhorn Mountain County Park: 17.1 mi
- Kernville Park Recreation Area: 19.2 mi
- Trail of 100 Giants: 2.8 mi
- Cabin 234: 5.9 mi
- Cabin 236: 5.9 mi
- Cabin 242: 6.0 mi
- Cabin 240: 6.0 mi
- Nobe Young Falls: 5.9 mi
- Cholollo Falls: 6.0 mi
- Alder Creek Slides: 8.5 mi
- South Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
- Seven Teacups: 9.2 mi
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 13.1 mi
- Treaty of 1851: 15.5 mi
- John Ferrington Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Walkers Cabin: 22.4 mi
- Fountain Springs: 16.1 mi
- Stickneys Ferry: 19.2 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Kern Valley Museum: 19.4 mi
- Porterville Historical Museum: 21.9 mi
- Parker Bluffs: 4.6 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Parker Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Peak | E 79° | 3,020 m | 14.5 mi |
| Slate Mountain | NNE 27° | 2,829 m | 8.6 mi |
| Sunday Peak | SSE 165° | 2,531 m | 13.6 mi |
| Onion Meadow Peak | NNE 30° | 2,529 m | 4.6 mi |
| Tobias Peak | SSE 154° | 2,526 m | 9.4 mi |
| The Magician | NE 44° | 2,512 m | 13.1 mi |
| Djin | NE 44° | 2,479 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mule Peak | NNE 30° | 2,477 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:05 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glennville, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 272881 — Parker Peak, Tulare County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358801876
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