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Rickey Peak

Rickey Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Rickey Peak rises to 3,086 m in California. Twin Peaks stands 3,756 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Springs, a spring 1.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 25 miles off.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49068494, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,086 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.26369, -119.38123

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 29
Waterfalls: 14
Historic sites: 13
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 3.2 mi
  • Little Bodie Monument: 13.2 mi
  • Clinton: 14.4 mi
  • Nugent Cabin: 15.2 mi
  • Avalanche of 1911: 18.9 mi
Parks: 7
  • Bridgeport: 9.9 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 12.2 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 17.4 mi
  • Walker Community Park: 18.1 mi
  • Bodie State Historic Park: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Columns of the Giants: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Aspen Glen Reserve: 20.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Rickey Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin PeaksS3,756 m12.5 mi
Matterhorn PeakS3,749 m11.8 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakS3,731 m12.6 mi
The DragtoothS3,695 m11.5 mi
Whorl MountainS3,667 m13.1 mi
Virginia PeakS3,657 m13.7 mi
Cleaver PeakS3,617 m11.0 mi
Blacksmith PeakS3,616 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3519:4620:25
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1216:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936424958646256453628
Precip in2.01.50.90.60.70.40.50.40.20.70.81.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358773545

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