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Silver Peak

Silver Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

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.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3612 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.46970, -119.02131
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 17
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 4.3 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 4.4 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 4.4 mi
  • Iodone Springs: 9.9 mi
  • Old Pedro: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • 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
Waterfalls: 13
Hot springs: 11
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 4.4 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 4.4 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 4.4 mi
  • free natural hot pool: 10.7 mi
  • Hot Spring: 14.8 mi
Parks: 9
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • 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
Attractions: 5
Museums: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 14.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • June Lake Beach: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HilgardSE 125°4,060 m13.1 mi
Red Slate MountainENE 73°4,005 m8.7 mi
Mount MorganENE 78°3,962 m13.5 mi
Esha PeakENE 77°3,953 m12.9 mi
Red and White MountainE 86°3,908 m9.0 mi
Mount StanfordE 84°3,908 m12.4 mi
Recess PeakESE 124°3,905 m10.9 mi
Mist PeakESE 124°3,867.6 m11.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3619:4220:21
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:0816:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 13 mi away.

Sources

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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