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Shepherd Peak

Shepherd Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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
1087 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.49125, -118.87814

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 31
Attractions: 28
Parks: 26
Waterfalls: 15
Historic sites: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • 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
Nature reserves: 3
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 8.3 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 9.3 mi
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 19.8 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 13.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tharps RockENE 61°3,261 m13.3 mi
Paradise PeakE 95°2,854 m10.1 mi
Cahoon RockSE 127°2,798 m13.0 mi
Ampitheater DomeE 88°2,768 m9.8 mi
Panther PeakNE 55°2,758 m11.0 mi
The WatchtowerNE 51°2,735 m12.8 mi
Homer's NoseSE 133°2,734 m10.7 mi
Little BaldyNNE 26°2,453 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3819:3920:18
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0416:0416:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475054586675818075645347
Precip in4.83.64.12.41.00.30.10.00.20.91.73.7

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358802166

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