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Perkins West Peak

Perkins West Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Perkins West Peak rises to 429 m in California. Mount Stevenson stands 1,941 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kechaye Cultural Preserve, a park 0.5 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49060721, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
429 m
Getting there

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Coordinates37.00412, -119.63820
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 29
  • Academy: 9.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Park Arch: 11.6 mi
  • Cottonwood Park Observation Point: 11.7 mi
  • Railroad Park Monument: 11.9 mi
  • Old Town Monument: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 24
Picnic sites: 16
Museums: 13
Springs: 12
  • Home Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Rock Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Chimney Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Vichy Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Daulton Spring: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 8
Nature reserves: 5
  • Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 3.9 mi
  • San Joaquin Experimental Range: 9.2 mi
  • Parkway Trust / Caglia: 11.4 mi
  • Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 20.9 mi
  • Whisky Snowmobile Area: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Clovis Rodeo Statue: 13.0 mi
  • 1821 Gallery & Studios: 20.4 mi
  • Calwa Murals: 20.8 mi
  • Oakhurst Mural: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Gardens: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Perkins West Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StevensonENE 64°1,941 m19.0 mi
Flume PeakENE 60°1,813 m19.4 mi
Mormon HillNE 36°1,810 m19.6 mi
Lion PointNE 46°1,525 m18.8 mi
Bald MountainENE 73°1,466 m13.7 mi
Thornberry MountainN 6°1,429 m19.0 mi
Cascadel PointNE 35°1,360 m17.8 mi
Burrough MountainE 87°1,263 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:4019:4420:22
September equinox06:4718:2318:57
December solstice07:0916:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475154586674807974655446
Precip in3.12.52.51.40.50.20.00.00.10.81.22.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Friant Government Camp, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358833932

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