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Portuguese Peak

Portuguese Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Portuguese Peak rises to 2,417 m in California. Cannell Peak stands 2,887 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Water Gap Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Tulare County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063570, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2417 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.79107, -118.58626

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Water Gap Spring: 0.2 mi
  • Cold Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Spout Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Rock Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Sandy Creek Spring: 4.0 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 9
  • Coso Mines: 10.3 mi
  • Trail of 100 Giants: 12.9 mi
  • R-Ranch Adult Building: 12.9 mi
  • Cabin 234: 12.9 mi
  • Cabin 240: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Miracle Hot Springs: 15.1 mi
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Portuguese Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cannell PeakENE 68°2,887.1 m13.6 mi
Cherry HillNE 52°2,687 m15.0 mi
Sunday PeakS 174°2,531 m0.6 mi
Tobias PeakN 11°2,526 m4.2 mi
Mule PeakN 354°2,477 m15.6 mi
Bull Run PeakN 11°2,448 m2.9 mi
Baker PeakNE 37°2,416 m6.0 mi
Baker PointNE 48°2,360 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:3919:3720:14
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0116:0516:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424346505664717065564741
Precip in3.73.53.11.70.80.20.10.10.10.91.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glennville, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358790791

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