Recess Peak
Recess Peak rises to 3,905 m in California. Bear Creek Spire stands 4,186 m to the east-southeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mist Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away.
The story
Recess Peak is a 12,813-foot-elevation (3,905-meter) mountain summit located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated on Mono Divide in the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Sierra National Forest, and approximately six miles east of Lake Thomas A Edison. The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Hilgard, 2.2 miles (3.5 km) to the southeast. The John Muir Trail follows Bear Creek below the western slope of this remote peak. The summit is surrounded by arêtes and cirques, which were formed by glaciers in the past, most recently ending 13,000 years ago in the late Pleistocene.
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Wikidata Q49067012, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,905 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mist Peak: 0.5 mi
- Volcanic Knob: 2.1 mi
- Mount Hilgard: 2.2 mi
- Mount Gabb: 2.9 mi
- Mount Mills: 3.7 mi
- Log Cabin: 7.0 mi
- China Camp: 11.0 mi
- Convict Lake: 14.7 mi
- Tom's Place Monument: 15.7 mi
- Pumphouse: 16.2 mi
- Iodone Springs: 9.6 mi
- Old Pedro: 9.7 mi
- Reed Pools: 9.7 mi
- Little Eden: 9.9 mi
- Buzztail Spring: 11.7 mi
- Crowley Park: 14.1 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 17.8 mi
- Trails End Park: 18.5 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 18.5 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 18.7 mi
- Twin Falls: 4.4 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 11.0 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 13.3 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 13.4 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 17.9 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 13.8 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 19.3 mi
- Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 19.8 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 19.9 mi
- free natural hot pool: 20.2 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 5.1 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 13.7 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 17.6 mi
- Upper Gorge: 18.3 mi
- The Buttresses: 20.3 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 7.9 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 21.4 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 22.0 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 9.6 mi
- John Muir Rock: 11.5 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 17.4 mi
- Devils Postpile: 21.0 mi
- Rock Monster: 22.8 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 18.4 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 24.2 mi
- Casa Diablo: 21.6 mi
- Arch Rock: 23.5 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Recess Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Spire | ESE 102° | 4,186 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Morgan | ENE 77° | 4,186 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Abbot | E 86° | 4,176 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Gabb | E 98° | 4,168 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Tom | ESE 106° | 4,145 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Dade | E 90° | 4,143 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Mills | ENE 78° | 4,102 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mount Hilgard | SE 134° | 4,060 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358799325
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