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Slate Mountain

Slate Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Slate Mountain rises to 2,829 m in California. North Maggie Mountain stands 3,119 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Dome Rock, a peak 2.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Tulare County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074469, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2829 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.08333, -118.57630

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 43
Parks: 14
Waterfalls: 9
Attractions: 6
  • Trail of 100 Giants: 7.4 mi
  • Cabin 236: 7.8 mi
  • Cabin 242: 7.8 mi
  • Cabin 234: 7.8 mi
  • Cabin 240: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 5
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Bridge: 22.1 mi
  • Natural Arch: 22.1 mi
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Slate Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Maggie MountainNNW 346°3,119 m13.8 mi
Angora MountainNNE 30°3,108.4 m14.5 mi
Sheep MountainN 350°3,061 m15.8 mi
Maggie MountainN 349°3,046 m12.7 mi
Sherman PeakESE 116°3,020 m11.5 mi
Lookout MountainE 99°2,963 m11.4 mi
Schaeffer MountainE 95°2,843 m10.1 mi
Moses MountainNNW 337°2,820 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:3819:3720:15
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0216:0416:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464852566473818074645246
Precip in2.32.41.70.70.40.10.10.10.20.61.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kern River PH 3, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 249558 — Slate Mountain, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358792717

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