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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. 203 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49060721, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
429 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.00412, -119.63820

203 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 59
Parks: 55
Historic sites: 27
  • 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
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
Picnic sites: 9
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 6
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

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Perkins West Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StevensonENE1,941 m19.0 mi
Flume PeakENE1,813 m19.4 mi
Mormon HillNE1,810 m19.6 mi
Lion PointNE1,525 m18.8 mi
Goat MountainNNE1,514 m20.5 mi
Bald MountainENE1,466 m13.7 mi
Thornberry MountainN1,429 m19.0 mi
Cascadel PointNE1,360 m17.8 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358833932

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