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Smith Peak

Smith Peak rises to 1,175 m in California. Bald Mountain stands 2,208 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hobron Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Mariposa County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49074835, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1175 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.80076, -120.10019

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 34
  • Greeley Hill County Park: 3.2 mi
  • Red Cloud: 3.8 mi
  • Mary Laveroni Park: 7.4 mi
  • Groveland Sports Complex: 7.7 mi
  • Coulterville Park: 8.1 mi
Springs: 34
  • Walton Cabin Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Indian Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Pilot Peak Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Rackerby Jack Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Alder Spring: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 11
  • Miner’s Camp: 3.3 mi
  • Fremont’s Fort: 14.8 mi
  • Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail - Chinese Camp: 18.7 mi
  • Old Crimea House: 20.7 mi
  • Springfield Armory/School/Store: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Remote Camp: 3.5 mi
  • Carlon Day Use Area: 13.0 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 13.1 mi
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 16.9 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Red Hills: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Smith Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainENE 77°2,208 m17.3 mi
Pilot PeakESE 106°1,826 m9.4 mi
Duckwall MountainN 355°1,775 m11.7 mi
North MountainENE 58°1,747 m13.1 mi
Marble MountainN 354°1,665 m15.6 mi
Mount LewisNNW 348°1,661 m16.6 mi
Bear MountainENE 72°1,616.5 m12.1 mi
Thompson PeakN 7°1,607 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3919:4720:26
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1316:0416:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448515967747367584841
Precip in7.26.96.33.02.20.40.00.10.32.13.56.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland 2, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 266332 — Smith Peak, Tuolumne County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799720

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