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Staghorn Peak

Staghorn Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Staghorn Peak rises to 3,905 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the north-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Vennacher Needle, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

peak in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q124657642, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3905.0 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.99025, -118.47534

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 24
Historic sites: 15
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 8.4 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 10.0 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 11.5 mi
  • Aberdeen Station: 14.6 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Triple Falls: 4.5 mi
  • First Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Second Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Upper Gardiner Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Lower Gardiner Falls: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Staghorn Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PalisadeNNW 343°4,343 m7.5 mi
Starlight PeakNNW 343°4,323.7 m7.6 mi
Mount SillNNW 348°4,316 m7.5 mi
Polemonium PeakNNW 344°4,298.2 m7.4 mi
Middle PalisadeN 3°4,278.2 m5.6 mi
Split MountainNE 54°4,269 m3.6 mi
Thunderbolt PeakNNW 343°4,268 m7.8 mi
Disappointment PeakN 5°4,258.6 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3519:3920:18
September equinox06:4318:1818:52
December solstice07:0416:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 20 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10890861864

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