Polychrome Peak
Polychrome Peak rises to 3,970 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the south-southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Tyndall, a peak 1.2 miles away.
The story
Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Wikidata Q118743627, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,970 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Tyndall: 1.2 mi
- Mount Williamson: 1.7 mi
- Mount Versteeg: 1.8 mi
- Mount Keith: 2.0 mi
- Junction Peak: 2.1 mi
- SB23 intermittent spring: 8.2 mi
- Boron Springs: 8.7 mi
- Tub Springs: 9.0 mi
- McGann Springs: 12.7 mi
- Reinhackle Spring: 12.8 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 11.5 mi
- Boot Arch: 11.5 mi
- Chicken Ranch: 11.8 mi
- Man of Steel (movie site): 11.9 mi
- How the West Was Won (movie site): 12.2 mi
- Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 6.8 mi
- Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 10.2 mi
- Camouflage Net Factory: 10.9 mi
- Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 12.0 mi
- Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 13.1 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 12.2 mi
- Lower Gardiner Falls: 12.2 mi
- Tamarack Falls: 14.0 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 11.1 mi
- Lathe Arch: 12.3 mi
- Mobius Arch: 12.3 mi
- Heart Arch: 12.4 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 13.5 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 7.5 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 12.6 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 13.6 mi
- Chocolate Block: 13.7 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 13.8 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 10.4 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 10.4 mi
- Japanese Garden: 10.5 mi
- Kado's Garden: 10.6 mi
- Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 10.6 mi
- Merritt Park: 10.6 mi
- Independence Park: 11.5 mi
- Dehy Park: 11.8 mi
- Spainhower Park: 15.6 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 17.3 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 11.0 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 11.5 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 11.6 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 15.7 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 15.9 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Kearsarge: 9.5 mi
- San Carlos: 14.7 mi
- Bend City: 15.2 mi
- Paiute Mural: 10.6 mi
- Miss Alabama: 14.1 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 12.7 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 14.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Polychrome Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | SSE 160° | 4,420 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Williamson | SE 131° | 4,383 m | 1.7 mi |
| Keeler Needle | SSE 160° | 4,361 m | 7.1 mi |
| Crooks Peak | SSE 160° | 4,342 m | 7.2 mi |
| Lewis Peak | SSE 160° | 4,307 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Russell | SSE 157° | 4,296 m | 6.2 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | SSE 160° | 4,289 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Tyndall | S 186° | 4,275 m | 1.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 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 | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 11 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/9537801887
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