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Piper Peak

Piper Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Piper Peak rises to 2,465 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the west-southwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Pine Spring, a spring 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49062367, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2465 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.15931, -118.38599

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 60
Peaks
Historic sites: 13
  • Zurich: 7.1 mi
  • Monola: 7.9 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 13.6 mi
  • Aberdeen Station: 15.0 mi
  • Prospect: 15.4 mi
Parks: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • First Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Second Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Triple Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Piper Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PalisadeWSW 238°4,343 m8.4 mi
Starlight PeakWSW 238°4,323.7 m8.4 mi
Mount SillSW 236°4,316 m7.8 mi
Polemonium PeakWSW 237°4,298.2 m8.3 mi
Middle PalisadeSW 217°4,278.2 m7.7 mi
Split MountainSSW 192°4,269 m9.8 mi
Thunderbolt PeakWSW 240°4,268 m8.4 mi
Disappointment PeakSW 216°4,258.6 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:06
June solstice05:3519:3920:18
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0416:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 264813 — Piper Peak, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799145

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