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Pony Peak

Pony Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Pony Peak rises to 1,594 m in California. Kings Castle stands 2,257 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Nose Bluff, a cliff 3.7 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49063214, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,594 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.61262, -123.56923

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 9
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Wilderness Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Ishi Pishi Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Maple Falls: 20.2 mi
Parks: 2
  • Happy Camp River Park: 16.2 mi
  • H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 21.0 mi
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Pony Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings CastleE2,257 m18.0 mi
Preston PeakN2,208 m15.5 mi
Big RidgeE2,141 m17.6 mi
Elk PeakE2,112 m16.8 mi
Buckhorn MountainENE2,103 m17.0 mi
Medicine MountainESE2,083 m15.3 mi
El CapitanN2,075 m17.9 mi
Pigeon RoostESE1,958 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:27
June solstice05:4120:1120:53
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3916:0316:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434751566268747369594943
Precip in9.46.96.44.02.20.90.20.10.83.56.810.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orleans, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799196

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