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Stanislaus Peak

Stanislaus Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Stanislaus Peak rises to 3,426 m in California. Walker Mountain stands 3,524 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sonora Peak, a peak 2.7 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

Stanislaus Peak is a prominent peak near Sonora Pass in the Sierra Nevada range in California, United States. It is located in the Carson–Iceberg Wilderness in the federally-managed Stanislaus National Forest.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49077576, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3426 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.38408, -119.66712

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 19
Parks: 11
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 6.6 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 7.2 mi
  • Bridgeport: 8.2 mi
  • Walker Community Park: 13.5 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Historic sites: 5
  • Old Jail: 16.2 mi
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 20.8 mi
  • Nugent Cabin: 22.1 mi
  • Strawberry: 22.9 mi
  • Clinton: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 21.9 mi
  • Beach 2: 22.0 mi
  • Beach 1: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Columns of the Giants: 8.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 12.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 14.6 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Stanislaus Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walker MountainSE 134°3,524 m14.7 mi
Leavitt PeakS 173°3,516 m6.8 mi
Hanna MountainSE 144°3,491 m16.7 mi
Sonora PeakSE 141°3,484 m2.7 mi
White MountainE 96°3,470 m2.9 mi
Flatiron ButteSE 144°3,470 m16.0 mi
Forsyth PeakSSE 163°3,408.3 m16.3 mi
Ink Rocks SouthSE 142°3,382.01 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3619:4720:27
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1316:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936424958646256453628
Precip in2.01.50.90.60.70.40.50.40.20.70.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 235368 — Stanislaus Peak, Alpine County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358776507

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