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Spanish Mountain

Spanish Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Spanish Mountain rises to 3,064 m in California. Finger Peak stands 3,780 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Obelisk, a peak 2.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49076206, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3064 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.90909, -118.89146

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 18
Springs: 16
Waterfalls: 15
Picnic sites: 10
  • Helms Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 9.2 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 15.8 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 16.1 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 18.4 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 4
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Bookie Bear: 23.1 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Spanish Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Finger PeakNE 47°3,779.7 m12.2 mi
Tunemah PeakENE 62°3,626.5 m12.7 mi
Blue Canyon PeakNE 51°3,615 m13.0 mi
Blackcap MountainNNE 26°3,519 m12.5 mi
Kennedy MountainE 99°3,474 m12.5 mi
Hogback PeakESE 103°3,376 m10.2 mi
Mount HarringtonESE 107°3,360 m9.1 mi
Slide PeakE 93°3,327 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3719:4020:19
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0616:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586573818176665345
Precip in5.64.95.12.61.40.40.20.00.21.42.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 235159 — Spanish Mountain, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358776365

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