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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
3086 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.26369, -119.38123

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 33
  • Buck Springs: 1.5 mi
  • Doe Springs: 2.4 mi
  • The Hot Springs: 9.3 mi
  • The Hot Springs: 9.4 mi
  • The Hot Springs: 9.5 mi
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 14.3 miles of Rickey Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin PeaksS 174°3,756 m12.5 mi
Matterhorn PeakS 180°3,749.3 m11.8 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakS 173°3,731 m12.6 mi
The DragtoothS 181°3,695.4 m11.5 mi
Whorl MountainS 181°3,667 m13.1 mi
Virginia PeakS 175°3,657 m13.7 mi
Cleaver PeakS 184°3,616.8 m11.0 mi
Blacksmith PeakS 185°3,616.3 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 5080 °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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