Peter Peak
Peter Peak rises to 3,800 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the north-northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount McGee, a peak 0.6 miles away.
The story
Peter Peak is a 12,490-foot-elevation (3,810-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of central California, United States. It is situated in northern Kings Canyon National Park, 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of The Hermit, and 0.6 miles (0.97 km) northwest of Mount McGee, the nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as the west aspect rises 2,900 feet (880 meters) above Goddard Canyon in 1.5 mile. The John Muir Trail passes to the east, providing an approach. This geographical feature was named by the Sierra Club in 1938 in memory of one of their own, Peter Grubb (1919–1937), who made the first ascent of this peak in 1936. Peter died at Capri, age 18, while traveling on a bicycle tour of Italy. This mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
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Wikidata Q49060811, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3800 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount McGee: 0.6 mi
- Emerald Peak: 1.7 mi
- The Hermit: 1.9 mi
- Red Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Mount Hutton: 3.2 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Blue Canyon Falls: 14.8 mi
- Triple Falls: 15.3 mi
- Second Falls: 16.0 mi
- Cold Springs: 5.3 mi
- Grouse Spring: 16.3 mi
- Little Eden: 19.4 mi
- Reed Pools: 19.4 mi
- Iodone Springs: 19.4 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 13.6 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Helms Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 13.1 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 16.7 mi
- Teakettle Experiment Area: 20.4 mi
- Millpond Recreation Area: 21.3 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 22.4 mi
- Great Cliffs: 12.1 mi
- Windy Cliff: 13.9 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 15.2 mi
- Muro Blanco: 20.5 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 21.8 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 11.5 mi
- Qualls Camp: 16.5 mi
- Log Cabin: 16.6 mi
- Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 19.2 mi
- Bishop Creek Battleground: 19.9 mi
- John Muir Rock: 6.6 mi
- Rock Monster: 7.4 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 19.5 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 23.5 mi
- American Mule Museum: 24.7 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Peter Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Humphreys | NNE 25° | 4,263 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Darwin | ENE 70° | 4,216 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Mendel | ENE 60° | 4,177 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Goddard | SSE 154° | 4,126 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Fiske | E 98° | 4,116 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Thompson | E 91° | 4,115 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Lamarck | NE 50° | 4,088 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Haeckel | E 85° | 4,087 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 25 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 264668 — Peter Peak, Fresno County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358799064
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