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The Miter

The Miter, seen from above at true elevation

The Miter rises to 3,892 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the north-northwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Corcoran, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49082686, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3892 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.53511, -118.26461

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 25
Historic sites: 21
Waterfalls: 14
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Barracks Garden: 14.6 mi
Natural arches: 10
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 7.6 mi
  • Palette Arch: 8.9 mi
  • Gunga Din Arch: 9.0 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 9.4 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 3.6 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 8.9 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 9.0 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 9.0 mi
  • Chocolate Block: 9.1 mi
Parks: 5
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Hot springs: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Miss Alabama: 10.2 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 20.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of The Miter. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyNNW 333°4,419.6 m3.4 mi
Mount WilliamsonNNW 343°4,383 m8.7 mi
Keeler NeedleNNW 332°4,361.2 m3.2 mi
Crooks PeakNNW 332°4,341.7 m3.1 mi
Lewis PeakNNW 332°4,306.7 m3.0 mi
Mount RussellNNW 339°4,296 m4.1 mi
Aiguille ExtraNNW 331°4,289 m2.9 mi
Mount LangleyESE 120°4,277 m1.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:3619:3720:15
September equinox06:4218:1718:51
December solstice07:0216:0216:42

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, 19 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 268199 — The Miter, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800347

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