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Pine Top Mountain

Pine Top Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Top Mountain rises to 2,418 m in California. Needham Mountain stands 3,816 m to the east, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Paradise Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Tulare County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49061898, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,418 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.46578, -118.71454

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 31
Attractions: 27
Waterfalls: 17
Historic sites: 11
Parks: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 4.9 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 17.3 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 17.6 mi
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 18.2 mi
Museums: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Arch: 20.2 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Hot springs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Pine Top Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Needham MountainE3,816 m9.9 mi
Florence PeakESE3,789 m10.0 mi
Sawtooth PeakE3,759 m8.9 mi
Bullfrog PeakESE3,755 m10.6 mi
Lippincott MountainENE3,731 m9.3 mi
Mount EisenENE3,714 m8.4 mi
Eagle Scout PeakENE3,658 m10.1 mi
Rainbow MountainESE3,656 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3819:3920:17
September equinox06:4418:1918:53
December solstice07:0416:0416:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054576676838277665547
Precip in4.94.34.02.51.20.40.10.00.21.22.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ASH MTN, 6 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 247518 — Pine Top Mountain, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358790631

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