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Red Kaweah

Red Kaweah, seen from above at true elevation

Red Kaweah rises to 4,185 m in California. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the east-southeast, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Michael's Pinnacle, a peak 0.1 miles away.

The story

Red Kaweah is a mountain in California's Sequoia National Park on the Kaweah Peaks Ridge. It is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) north of Mount Kaweah and 0.7 miles (1.1 km) south of Black Kaweah.

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Wikidata Q7304418, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4185 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.53995, -118.50569

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 37
  • Tharp's Log: 13.2 mi
  • Cleveland Tree: 13.5 mi
  • Chimney Tree: 13.5 mi
  • Chief Sequoyah: 13.8 mi
  • The Three Amigos: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 22
Springs: 21
Waterfalls: 18
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 23.0 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 23.2 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 23.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 23.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 23.3 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Natural Arch: 14.4 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 14.5 mi
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 19.9 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 21.7 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Valhalla: 5.0 mi
  • Window Cliffs: 12.5 mi
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 14.4 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 21.6 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 14.8 mi
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
Museums: 6
Parks: 6
Artworks: 2
  • Miss Alabama: 22.9 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 23.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Red Kaweah. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KaweahESE 122°4,205 m1.8 mi
Michael's PinnacleSE 140°4,170.4 m0.1 mi
Second KaweahESE 124°4,165.5 m0.8 mi
Table MountainNNE 12°4,151 m8.5 mi
Milestone MountainN 10°4,149 m6.6 mi
Koontz PinnacleNNW 342°4,145 m0.4 mi
Black KaweahWNW 304°4,140 m0.7 mi
Midway MountainN 10°4,140 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3719:3820:16
September equinox06:4318:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283034384654616055453527
Precip in8.77.96.43.22.00.70.60.10.72.33.66.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 13 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358807169

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