Three Peaks
Three Peaks rises to 784 m in California. Castle Mountain stands 1,312 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Johnson Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083399, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 784 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Johnson Peak: 0.8 mi
- Blue Point: 3.4 mi
- Orchard Peak: 4.9 mi
- Indian Rocks: 5.6 mi
- Ragged Top: 8.0 mi
- Little Tiger Spring: 6.8 mi
- Double Spring: 6.8 mi
- Tiger Spring: 6.9 mi
- Sugar Spring: 7.6 mi
- Sugar Tail Spring: 7.9 mi
- Floyd Rice Park: 14.4 mi
- Crawford W Clarke Memorial Park: 15.6 mi
- Almond Tree Oasis RV Park: 23.0 mi
- James Dean Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Caltrans Fallen Workers Memorial District: 20.0 mi
- Shandon Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 20.0 mi
- Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 17.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Three Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Mountain | NW 314° | 1,312 m | 13.4 mi |
| Orchard Peak | SSE 157° | 953 m | 4.9 mi |
| Zwang Peak | NNW 336° | 939 m | 10.9 mi |
| Picacho Rock | NW 326° | 850 m | 13.1 mi |
| Garza Peak | N 349° | 800 m | 9.1 mi |
| Johnson Peak | ESE 106° | 784 m | 0.8 mi |
| Roundtop | N 351° | 775 m | 9.5 mi |
| Tar Peak | N 356° | 739 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:43 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:12 | 16:51 |
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 | 46 | 52 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 66 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kettleman City, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358808817
Day trips start here
- San Miguel · 30 mi
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