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The Hunchback

The Hunchback rises to 3,752 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the south, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is La Hupp Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49082508, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3752 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.17893, -118.52435

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 22
Historic sites: 14
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 11.5 mi
  • Zurich: 14.5 mi
  • Monola: 15.6 mi
  • Log Cabin: 18.1 mi
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 18.6 mi
Parks: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • Second Falls: 4.9 mi
  • First Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Triple Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
Museums: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 14.8 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of The Hunchback. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PalisadeS 175°4,343 m5.9 mi
Starlight PeakS 175°4,323.7 m5.8 mi
Mount SillSSE 169°4,316 m5.9 mi
Polemonium PeakS 174°4,298.2 m6.0 mi
Middle PalisadeSSE 158°4,278.2 m8.1 mi
Thunderbolt PeakS 176°4,268 m5.6 mi
Disappointment PeakSSE 158°4,258.6 m8.3 mi
Barrett PeakS 171°4,258 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3519:4020:18
September equinox06:4318:1818:53
December solstice07:0516:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 268193 — The Hunchback, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/7931791070

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