Portuguese Peak
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
- 2,417 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunday Peak: 0.6 mi
- Peel Peak: 1.4 mi
- Bohna Peak: 2.3 mi
- Bull Run Peak: 2.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Peak: 3.1 mi
- 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
- Greenhorn Mountain County Park: 4.2 mi
- Kernville Park Recreation Area: 9.2 mi
- Circle Park: 9.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 9.5 mi
- Wofford Heights Park: 9.7 mi
- 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
- Salmon Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
- South Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
- Seven Teacups: 15.1 mi
- Nobe Young Falls: 15.8 mi
- Alder Creek Slides: 17.4 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Upper Richbar Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Lower Richbar Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Kern Valley Museum: 9.3 mi
- Silver City Ghost Town: 14.4 mi
- Parker Bluffs: 13.3 mi
- Chalk Cliff: 21.8 mi
- Stickneys Ferry: 19.2 mi
- Fountain Springs: 19.7 mi
- Miracle Hot Springs: 15.1 mi
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 22.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannell Peak | ENE 68° | 2,887 m | 13.6 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NE 52° | 2,687 m | 15.0 mi |
| Sunday Peak | S 174° | 2,531 m | 0.6 mi |
| Tobias Peak | N 11° | 2,526 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mule Peak | N 354° | 2,477 m | 15.6 mi |
| Bull Run Peak | N 11° | 2,448 m | 2.9 mi |
| Baker Peak | NE 37° | 2,416 m | 6.0 mi |
| Baker Point | NE 48° | 2,360 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:37 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:05 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 43 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glennville, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358790791
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