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The Juggernaut

The Juggernaut, seen from above at true elevation

The Juggernaut rises to 3,373 m in California. Twin Peaks stands 3,756 m to the east-southeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Slide Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 15 miles off.

The story

granite peak in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q118780219, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3373.3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.09986, -119.45144

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 24
Springs: 23
Historic sites: 9
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 11.6 mi
  • Little Bodie Monument: 14.9 mi
  • Soda Springs Cabin: 16.0 mi
  • Avalanche of 1911: 16.0 mi
  • California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 16.3 mi
Parks: 6
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 20.5 mi
  • Indian Arch: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 17.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of The Juggernaut. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin PeaksESE 103°3,756 m5.2 mi
Matterhorn PeakE 97°3,749.3 m3.8 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakESE 102°3,731 m5.4 mi
The DragtoothE 92°3,695.4 m3.6 mi
Whorl MountainESE 116°3,667 m4.1 mi
Virginia PeakESE 115°3,657 m5.6 mi
Cleaver PeakE 84°3,616.8 m3.1 mi
Blacksmith PeakE 81°3,616.3 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3619:4520:25
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:1116:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7929424260

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