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Peppermint Peak

Peppermint Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Peppermint Peak rises to 3,853 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the southeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Creek Spire, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q118837975, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3853 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.36590, -118.75608

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 20
  • Buzztail Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Iodone Springs: 14.5 mi
  • Old Pedro: 14.6 mi
  • Reed Pools: 14.6 mi
  • Little Eden: 14.7 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Log Cabin: 2.0 mi
  • Tom's Place Monument: 14.1 mi
  • Power Plant Ruin: 14.2 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 15.2 mi
  • China Camp: 16.5 mi
Parks: 14
  • Starlite Playground and Park: 12.2 mi
  • Crowley Park: 14.0 mi
  • Millpond Recreation Area: 14.5 mi
  • Izaak Walton Park: 17.3 mi
  • Bulpitt Park: 17.4 mi
Hot springs: 11
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.5 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.7 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.7 mi
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 20.4 mi
  • Hot Spring: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Twin Falls: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 13.2 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 22.8 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 20.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Peppermint Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysSE 145°4,263 m8.0 mi
Bear Creek SpireWNW 283°4,186 m0.6 mi
Mount MorganNNE 25°4,186 m3.0 mi
Mount AbbotNW 312°4,176 m2.1 mi
Mount GabbWNW 286°4,168 m2.7 mi
Mount TomESE 109°4,145 m5.8 mi
Mount DadeNW 311°4,143 m1.7 mi
Mount MillsNW 316°4,102 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3519:4120:20
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0616:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/8743424480

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