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Royce Peak

Royce Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Royce Peak rises to 4,047 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the east-southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Feather Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away.

About

The story

Royce Peak, also known as Mount Royce, is a 13,280-foot-elevation (4,050-meter) mountain summit located west of the Royce Lakes in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States. It is situated in Fresno County, in the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Sierra National Forest. It is set 0.66 miles (1.06 km) southeast of Feather Peak, 0.71 miles (1.14 km) north-northwest of Merriam Peak, and the nearest higher neighbor is Bear Creek Spire, 3.44 miles (5.54 km) to the north. Royce Peak is the 89th-highest summit in California. This mountain was named in 1929 by the California State Geographic Board, and later officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to honor Dr. Josiah Royce (1855–1916), philosopher, instructor, and author. The first ascent of the summit was made June 23, 1931, by Nathan Clark and Roy Crites.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49070255, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4,047 m
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Coordinates37.31818, -118.77096
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 18
  • Log Cabin: 5.2 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 16.0 mi
  • China Camp: 16.1 mi
  • Power Plant Ruin: 17.2 mi
  • Tom's Place Monument: 17.5 mi
Parks: 12
  • Starlite Playground and Park: 12.7 mi
  • Millpond Recreation Area: 15.9 mi
  • Crowley Park: 17.4 mi
  • Izaak Walton Park: 18.3 mi
  • Bulpitt Park: 18.4 mi
Springs: 12
  • Iodone Springs: 13.5 mi
  • Reed Pools: 13.5 mi
  • Old Pedro: 13.5 mi
  • Little Eden: 13.6 mi
  • Cold Springs: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 12.7 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 19.6 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Hot springs: 5
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 20.2 mi
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 23.9 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 24.1 mi
  • Alkali Hot Springs: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 4
Museums: 4
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Royce Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysESE4,263 m6.3 mi
Bear Creek SpireN4,186 m3.4 mi
Mount MorganNNE4,186 m6.4 mi
Mount MendelSSE4,177 m11.0 mi
Mount AbbotN4,176 m4.8 mi
Mount GabbNNW4,168 m4.4 mi
Mount TomENE4,145 m6.4 mi
Mount DadeN4,143 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3619:4120:20
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0616:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 23 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 265639 — Royce Peak, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799492

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