Rainbow Mountain
Rainbow Mountain rises to 3,656 m in California. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the north-northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Tulare Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away.
The story
Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Wikidata Q49066438, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,656.2 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Tulare Peak: 1.1 mi
- Florence Peak: 1.2 mi
- Mineral Peak: 1.8 mi
- Sawtooth Peak: 2.2 mi
- Needham Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Tharp's Log: 14.3 mi
- Cleveland Tree: 14.3 mi
- Chimney Tree: 14.4 mi
- The Dead Giant: 14.6 mi
- Squatters Cabin: 14.7 mi
- Soda Spring: 2.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 3.9 mi
- Big Spring: 12.2 mi
- Big Fern Springs: 14.7 mi
- Granite Spring: 15.1 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 2.4 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 3.5 mi
- Old Big Arroyo Patrol Cabin: 6.7 mi
- Alles Cabin: 7.4 mi
- Walkers Cabin: 9.5 mi
- Tufa Falls: 3.0 mi
- Upper Cliff Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 8.2 mi
- Volcano Falls: 10.0 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 14.0 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 20.9 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 21.5 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 22.7 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 23.6 mi
- Kaweah Recreation Area: 24.5 mi
- Window Cliffs: 10.0 mi
- Valhalla: 10.4 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 20.0 mi
- Natural Arch: 10.6 mi
- Natural Bridge: 10.7 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 15.7 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 19.5 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 8.9 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Rainbow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kaweah | NNE 29° | 4,205 m | 8.1 mi |
| Red Kaweah | NNE 17° | 4,185 m | 8.4 mi |
| Michael's Pinnacle | NNE 18° | 4,170 m | 8.3 mi |
| Second Kaweah | NNE 23° | 4,166 m | 8.2 mi |
| Koontz Pinnacle | NNE 15° | 4,145 m | 8.8 mi |
| Black Kaweah | NNE 13° | 4,140 m | 8.6 mi |
| Squaretop | NNE 20° | 4,122 m | 8.3 mi |
| Pyramidal Pinnacle | NNE 15° | 4,116 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ASH MTN, 16 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1661275 — Rainbow Mountain, Tulare County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358808580
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