Silver Peak
Silver Peak rises to 3,612 m in California. Mount Hilgard stands 4,060 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sharktooth Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away.
The story
Silver Peak is an 11,878-foot-elevation (3,620-meter) mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Fresno County, California, United States. It is set in the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Sierra National Forest. Silver Peak ranks as the 455th-highest summit in California, and topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises nearly 2,300 feet (700 meters) above Beetlebug Lake in approximately one mile. It is six miles (9.7 km) north of Lake Thomas A Edison, and approximately 12 miles (19 km) south of the community of Mammoth Lakes. The peak is situated on Silver Divide, two miles northwest of Graveyard Peak. The first ascent of the summit was made prior to 1937 by an unknown party. Inclusion on the Sierra Peaks Section peakbagging list generates climbing interest.
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Wikidata Q49073970, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,612 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sharktooth Peak: 0.8 mi
- Cockscomb: 1.3 mi
- Graveyard Peak: 2.2 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Double Peak: 3.0 mi
- China Camp: 6.9 mi
- Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 7.1 mi
- Pumphouse: 8.6 mi
- Bunkhouses: 8.7 mi
- Air Compressor: 8.7 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 4.3 mi
- Iodone Springs: 9.9 mi
- Old Pedro: 10.0 mi
- Reed Pools: 10.0 mi
- Little Eden: 10.2 mi
- Twin Falls: 8.9 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 9.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 9.8 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 11.7 mi
- Granite Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 11.1 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 11.9 mi
- Trails End Park: 12.4 mi
- Community Center Park: 12.8 mi
- Crowley Park: 16.3 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 4.4 mi
- free natural hot pool: 10.7 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 16.9 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 18.1 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 18.1 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 5.8 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 6.7 mi
- The Buttresses: 10.5 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 10.8 mi
- The Wave: 22.8 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 7.8 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 13.1 mi
- Dowville Picnic Site: 20.2 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 9.8 mi
- Devils Postpile: 11.3 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 19.1 mi
- John Muir Rock: 20.5 mi
- Perched Boulder: 21.8 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 11.9 mi
- Arch Rock: 14.1 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- June Lake Beach: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Silver Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hilgard | SE 125° | 4,060 m | 13.1 mi |
| Red Slate Mountain | ENE 73° | 4,005 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Morgan | ENE 78° | 3,962 m | 13.5 mi |
| Esha Peak | ENE 77° | 3,953 m | 12.9 mi |
| Red and White Mountain | E 86° | 3,908 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Stanford | E 84° | 3,908 m | 12.4 mi |
| Recess Peak | ESE 124° | 3,905 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mist Peak | ESE 124° | 3,868 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 233139 — Silver Peak, Fresno County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358775305
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