Peak · California
Switchback Peak
Switchback Peak rises to 1,514 m in California. Lippincott Mountain stands 3,731 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,514 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.53863, -118.79088
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Moro Rock: 1.5 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bobcat Point: 2.3 mi
- Colony Peak: 2.4 mi
- Cactus Point: 2.5 mi
Springs: 30
- Granite Spring: 0.8 mi
- Slide Spring: 0.9 mi
- Big Fern Springs: 0.9 mi
- Wall Spring: 1.4 mi
- Hidden Spring: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 28
- Hanging Rock: 1.3 mi
- Auto Log: 1.6 mi
- Booker T. Washington Tree: 1.6 mi
- Buttress Tree: 1.7 mi
- Colonel Young Tree: 1.7 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Marble Falls: 1.0 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Lower Buck Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
- Tokopah Falls: 7.3 mi
- Upper Buck Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Old Ranger Station: 1.5 mi
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 1.9 mi
- Alles Cabin: 8.3 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 12.1 mi
- Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 1.6 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Stony Creek Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Columbine Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
Parks: 8
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 11.4 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 11.9 mi
- General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 12.1 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 15.2 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 22.6 mi
Museums: 2
- Giant Forest Museum: 2.1 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Valhalla: 11.5 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Sandy Cove Beach: 18.3 mi
- Jumping Rock: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 18.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Kern Hot Spring: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Switchback Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lippincott Mountain | E 95° | 3,731 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Eisen | ESE 103° | 3,714 m | 12.7 mi |
| Eagle Scout Peak | E 88° | 3,658 m | 12.7 mi |
| Horn Peak | ENE 69° | 3,584 m | 12.3 mi |
| Big Bird Peak | ENE 64° | 3,536 m | 11.6 mi |
| Winter Alta | ENE 62° | 3,453 m | 8.7 mi |
| Alta Peak | ENE 63° | 3,437 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Silliman | NE 36° | 3,397 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ASH MTN, 4 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800213
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