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S'brutal Tower

S'brutal Tower, a peak in California
S'brutal Tower, a peak in CaliforniaKen Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0

S'brutal Tower rises to 4,226 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the north, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Aiguille Junior, a peak 0.1 miles away.

The story

summit in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q119892950, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4226 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.56668, -118.29219

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 23
Springs: 22
Attractions: 18
Waterfalls: 16
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 13.4 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 8.0 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 9.8 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 9.8 mi
  • Palette Arch: 9.8 mi
  • Heart Arch: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 2.6 mi
  • Paul's Paradise: 9.6 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 9.9 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 10.0 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 10.0 mi
Parks: 5
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 2
  • Miss Alabama: 10.9 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of S'brutal Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyN 0°4,419.6 m0.8 mi
Mount WilliamsonN 350°4,383 m6.3 mi
Keeler NeedleN 4°4,361.2 m0.6 mi
Crooks PeakN 9°4,341.7 m0.6 mi
Lewis PeakNNE 15°4,306.7 m0.5 mi
Mount RussellN 2°4,296 m1.6 mi
Aiguille ExtraNNE 17°4,289 m0.4 mi
Mount LangleySE 136°4,277 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:05
June solstice05:3619:3720:16
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0216:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11003290678

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