Peak · California
The Watchtower
The Watchtower rises to 2,735 m in California. Red Kaweah stands 4,185 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tokopah Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,735 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.60755, -118.69881
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Lower Tokopah Dome: 1.1 mi
- Santa Cruz Dome: 1.2 mi
- Panther Peak: 1.9 mi
- Tharps Rock: 2.3 mi
- Alta Peak: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 28
- General Sherman Tree: 3.4 mi
- Chief Sequoyah: 3.7 mi
- Congress Group: 3.8 mi
- McKinley Tree: 3.8 mi
- Cattle Cabin: 4.0 mi
Springs: 26
- Wall Spring: 5.6 mi
- Slide Spring: 6.1 mi
- Granite Spring: 6.2 mi
- Big Fern Springs: 6.3 mi
- Hidden Spring: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Tokopah Falls: 0.4 mi
- Lower Buck Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Upper Buck Creek Falls: 4.4 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Marble Falls: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 5.1 mi
- Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 6.6 mi
- Old Ranger Station: 7.4 mi
- Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 9.3 mi
- Alles Cabin: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 7.3 mi
- Stony Creek Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Valhalla: 6.7 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 15.4 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 22.5 mi
- Muro Blanco: 23.0 mi
- Window Cliffs: 23.3 mi
Parks: 6
- General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 12.5 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 18.4 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 18.9 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 20.7 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 20.8 mi
Museums: 2
- Giant Forest Museum: 5.1 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Sandy Cove Beach: 16.8 mi
- Jumping Rock: 17.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 20.5 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 22.0 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Natural Arch: 24.8 mi
- Natural Bridge: 24.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Kern Hot Spring: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Kearsarge: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of The Watchtower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Kaweah | ESE 113° | 4,185 m | 11.7 mi |
| Koontz Pinnacle | ESE 112° | 4,145 m | 11.4 mi |
| Black Kaweah | ESE 113° | 4,140 m | 11.0 mi |
| Pyramidal Pinnacle | ESE 112° | 4,116 m | 11.4 mi |
| Kaweah Queen | ESE 109° | 4,074 m | 11.2 mi |
| Centennial Peak | E 83° | 4,026 m | 11.7 mi |
| Lawson Peak | ESE 108° | 3,999 m | 10.7 mi |
| Triple Divide Peak | E 96° | 3,839 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 2 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3743279928
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