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Petit Griffon

Petit Griffon, seen from above at true elevation

Petit Griffon rises to 3,980 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Abbot, a peak 0.3 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
3980.1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.39002, -118.78673

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 19
Historic sites: 17
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Petit Griffon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysSE 143°4,263 m10.4 mi
Bear Creek SpireSE 145°4,186 m1.8 mi
Mount MorganENE 70°4,186 m3.1 mi
Mount AbbotSSE 159°4,176 m0.3 mi
Mount GabbSW 223°4,168 m1.3 mi
Mount TomESE 117°4,145 m8.0 mi
Mount DadeSE 144°4,143 m0.7 mi
Mount MillsNNW 327°4,102 m0.3 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 solstice07:0716:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12136604531

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