Sharktooth Peak
Sharktooth Peak rises to 3,551 m in California. Red Slate Mountain stands 4,005 m to the east-northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away.
The story
Sharktooth Peak is a summit located in Fresno County, California. It is situated on Silver Divide in the Sierra Nevada range. It is set in the John Muir Wilderness, one mile (1.6 km) north-northwest of line parent Silver Peak, and 11 miles (18 km) south-southwest of the town of Mammoth Lakes. The first ascent of the summit was made prior to 1951 by an unknown party. The Southeast Ridge was first climbed in 2002 by Steve Eckert.
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Wikidata Q7489872, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,551 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Silver Peak: 0.8 mi
- Cockscomb: 1.6 mi
- Double Peak: 2.2 mi
- Devils Top: 2.9 mi
- Graveyard Peak: 3.0 mi
- Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 7.0 mi
- China Camp: 7.6 mi
- Pumphouse: 8.0 mi
- Bunkhouses: 8.0 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 8.1 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 3.6 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 9.9 mi
- Iodone Springs: 10.7 mi
- Old Pedro: 10.8 mi
- Reed Pools: 10.8 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 8.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 9.0 mi
- Twin Falls: 9.1 mi
- Granite Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
- Minarets Falls: 11.5 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 10.4 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 11.2 mi
- Trails End Park: 11.8 mi
- Community Center Park: 12.1 mi
- Crowley Park: 16.3 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 3.6 mi
- free natural hot pool: 9.9 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 16.6 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 17.6 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 17.8 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 6.0 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- The Buttresses: 9.7 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 10.5 mi
- The Wave: 22.2 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 8.6 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 12.3 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Dowville Picnic Site: 20.7 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Devils Postpile: 10.5 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 10.6 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 19.0 mi
- Perched Boulder: 21.1 mi
- John Muir Rock: 21.3 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 11.3 mi
- Arch Rock: 13.9 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- June Lake Beach: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Sharktooth Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Slate Mountain | ENE 78° | 4,005 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Morgan | E 81° | 3,962 m | 13.7 mi |
| Esha Peak | E 81° | 3,953 m | 13.0 mi |
| Red and White Mountain | E 90° | 3,908 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Stanford | E 87° | 3,908 m | 12.6 mi |
| Recess Peak | SE 126° | 3,905 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mist Peak | SE 126° | 3,868 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mount Baldwin | ENE 70° | 3,838 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358807250
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