Shepherd Peak
Shepherd Peak rises to 1,087 m in California. Tharps Rock stands 3,261 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Comb Rocks, a peak 1.6 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073209, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,087 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Comb Rocks: 1.6 mi
- Frys Point: 2.2 mi
- Red Hill: 2.4 mi
- Ash Peaks: 3.2 mi
- Cactus Point: 3.5 mi
- Big Fern Springs: 6.6 mi
- Granite Spring: 6.7 mi
- Slide Spring: 6.7 mi
- Wall Spring: 7.2 mi
- Hidden Spring: 7.8 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 3.7 mi
- Hanging Rock: 7.2 mi
- Crystal Cave: 7.4 mi
- Booker T. Washington Tree: 7.5 mi
- Auto Log: 7.5 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
- Kaweah Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- Marble Falls: 6.4 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
- Lower Buck Creek Falls: 12.5 mi
- Tokopah Falls: 13.1 mi
- Upper Buck Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Old Ranger Station: 5.6 mi
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 7.8 mi
- Alles Cabin: 11.5 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 15.8 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 16.5 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 6.2 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Stony Creek Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Columbine Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 9.3 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 19.8 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 3.2 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 7.7 mi
- Valhalla: 17.1 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 22.2 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 20.5 mi
- Jumping Rock: 20.6 mi
- Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 13.1 mi
- World's Largest Olive: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Shepherd Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tharps Rock | ENE 61° | 3,261 m | 13.3 mi |
| Paradise Peak | E 95° | 2,854 m | 10.1 mi |
| Cahoon Rock | SE 127° | 2,798 m | 13.0 mi |
| Ampitheater Dome | E 88° | 2,768 m | 9.8 mi |
| Panther Peak | NE 55° | 2,758 m | 11.0 mi |
| The Watchtower | NE 51° | 2,735 m | 12.8 mi |
| Homer's Nose | SE 133° | 2,734 m | 10.7 mi |
| Little Baldy | NNE 26° | 2,453 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:39 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Three Rivers Edison PH 1, 2 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358802166
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