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Smith Mountain

Smith Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Smith Mountain rises to 1,188 m in California. San Benito Mountain stands 1,597 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pinnacles, a peak 1.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in Fresno County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074799, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1188 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.07885, -120.59544

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 21
Parks: 13
Historic sites: 7
  • Car: 22.1 mi
  • Outhouse: 22.6 mi
  • Vehicle: 23.3 mi
  • Exploratory Mine Shaft: 23.6 mi
  • Car: 23.8 mi
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Laguna falls: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Smith Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Benito MountainN 352°1,597 m20.3 mi
Santa Rita PeakN 359°1,560 m18.5 mi
Condon PeakN 356°1,514 m16.5 mi
San Carlos PeakN 351°1,472 m21.8 mi
Alta PeakN 349°1,428 m19.7 mi
Picacho PeakNNW 344°1,395 m19.1 mi
Dominic PeakNNW 343°1,389 m18.4 mi
Wright MountainN 11°1,387 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:14
June solstice05:4719:4520:23
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1016:1316:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454749536067737469594944
Precip in4.94.23.71.30.70.10.10.00.10.91.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Priest Valley, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358792746

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