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Tower Rock

Tower Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Tower Rock rises to 2,590 m in California. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Soda Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Tulare County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49084484, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2590 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.33906, -118.39725

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 21
Waterfalls: 16
Natural arches: 10
  • Natural Arch: 1.8 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 1.8 mi
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 22.6 mi
  • Palette Arch: 23.0 mi
  • Gunga Din Arch: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 9
Cliffs: 8
  • Window Cliffs: 3.9 mi
  • Ebersbacher Ledges: 18.9 mi
  • Valhalla: 19.2 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 23.0 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 24.3 mi
Hot springs: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Miss Alabama: 24.3 mi
Parks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Tower Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KaweahNNW 341°4,205 m13.7 mi
Second KaweahNNW 338°4,165.5 m14.4 mi
SquaretopNNW 338°4,121.8 m14.7 mi
Mount PickeringNNE 24°4,105 m14.3 mi
Mount NewcombNNE 23°4,090 m15.0 mi
Bilko PinnacleNNW 338°4,087.2 m14.6 mi
Joe Devel PeakNNE 25°4,063 m13.4 mi
Mount ChamberlinNNE 20°4,011 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3719:3720:15
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0216:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054576676838277665547
Precip in4.94.34.02.51.20.40.10.00.21.22.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ASH MTN, 26 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358802327

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