Trojan Peak
Trojan Peak rises to 4,245 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the south-southeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Versteeg, a peak 0.7 miles away.
The story
Trojan Peak is a 13,947-foot-elevation (4,251-meter) mountain summit located along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Inyo County, California. It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It is 15 miles (24 km) west-northwest of the community of Lone Pine, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) southeast of Mount Versteeg, and one mile (1.6 km) south-southwest of Mount Williamson, the nearest higher neighbor. Trojan Peak is ranked as the 16th highest peak in California. Topographic relief is significant as it rises 1,427 feet (435 meters) above Lake Helen of Troy in approximately one-half mile.
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Wikidata Q49084926, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4245 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Versteeg: 0.7 mi
- Mount Williamson: 1.0 mi
- Mount Barnard: 1.0 mi
- Mount Tyndall: 1.5 mi
- Mount Carl Heller: 2.3 mi
- SB23 intermittent spring: 5.9 mi
- Boron Springs: 10.3 mi
- Tub Springs: 10.9 mi
- Reinhackle Spring: 12.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 14.1 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 10.0 mi
- Boot Arch: 10.1 mi
- How the West Was Won (movie site): 10.5 mi
- Man of Steel (movie site): 10.5 mi
- Gunga Din (movie site): 10.6 mi
- Donald Downs Plaque: 4.6 mi
- Donald D. Brooks: 7.8 mi
- Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 9.1 mi
- Manzanar Cemetery Monument: 10.2 mi
- Camouflage Net Factory: 10.7 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 8.9 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 13.2 mi
- Tamarack Falls: 14.3 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 14.5 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 10.3 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 10.5 mi
- Kado's Garden: 10.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 10.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 10.6 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 9.3 mi
- Lathe Arch: 10.7 mi
- Mobius Arch: 10.7 mi
- Heart Arch: 10.8 mi
- Palette Arch: 11.7 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 5.2 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 10.9 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 11.8 mi
- Chocolate Block: 11.9 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 11.9 mi
- Merritt Park: 10.6 mi
- Independence Park: 12.6 mi
- Dehy Park: 12.9 mi
- Spainhower Park: 14.0 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 15.5 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 11.0 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 12.6 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 12.7 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 14.1 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 14.4 mi
- Kearsarge: 11.6 mi
- San Carlos: 15.3 mi
- Bend City: 15.9 mi
- Swansea: 24.2 mi
- Paiute Mural: 10.6 mi
- Miss Alabama: 12.4 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 14.2 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 12.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Trojan Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whitney | SSE 164° | 4,419.6 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Williamson | NNE 13° | 4,383 m | 1.0 mi |
| Keeler Needle | SSE 164° | 4,361.2 m | 4.8 mi |
| Crooks Peak | SSE 164° | 4,341.7 m | 4.9 mi |
| Lewis Peak | SSE 164° | 4,306.7 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Russell | SSE 160° | 4,296 m | 3.9 mi |
| Aiguille Extra | SSE 164° | 4,289 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Tyndall | NW 307° | 4,275 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:37 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800428
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