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Sharp Mountain

Sharp Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sharp Mountain rises to 1,904 m in California. Mount Hoffman stands 2,397 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Sisters, a peak 2.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49072598, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1904 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.70349, -121.77000

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Dragons Mouth: 11.1 mi
  • Bearpaw Bridge: 11.5 mi
  • Heppe Bridge: 11.7 mi
  • Balcony Bridge: 11.9 mi
  • Boulevard Bridge: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Fleener Chimneys: 11.1 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 11.7 mi
  • Black Crater: 12.0 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 12.8 mi
  • Garden Bridges: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 8
Cliffs: 7
  • Padgetts Bluff: 10.4 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 12.0 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 12.4 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 12.7 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 13.1 mi
Parks: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Sharp Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoffmanESE 120°2,397 m12.8 mi
Medicine MountainSE 140°2,295 m12.6 mi
Badger PeakSE 135°2,236 m10.3 mi
Little Mount HoffmanSSE 147°2,197 m10.3 mi
Garner MountainSSW 195°2,195 m8.0 mi
Red Cap MountainS 174°2,147 m11.0 mi
Grouse HillSE 131°2,142 m9.5 mi
Pumice Stone MountainSSE 164°2,120 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3320:0420:46
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3215:5616:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358774994

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