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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
1,188 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.07885, -120.59544

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 20
Parks: 13
Historic sites: 6
  • Car: 22.1 mi
  • Outhouse: 22.6 mi
  • Vehicle: 23.3 mi
  • Exploratory Mine Shaft: 23.6 mi
  • Bus: 23.9 mi
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Laguna falls: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Smith Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Benito MountainN1,597 m20.3 mi
Santa Rita PeakN1,560 m18.5 mi
Condon PeakN1,514 m16.5 mi
San Carlos PeakN1,472 m21.8 mi
Alta PeakN1,428 m19.7 mi
Picacho PeakNNW1,395 m19.1 mi
Dominic PeakNNW1,389 m18.4 mi
Wright MountainN1,387 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 50–80 °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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