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Turret Peak

Turret Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Turret Peak rises to 3,685 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the east, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Senger, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49085631, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,685 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.26364, -118.84271

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 15
  • Log Cabin: 10.5 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 12.3 mi
  • China Camp: 14.0 mi
  • 786 Squadron Memorial: 17.5 mi
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 10.7 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 14.3 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Parks: 9
Springs: 8
  • Cold Springs: 9.9 mi
  • Iodone Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Reed Pools: 10.5 mi
  • Old Pedro: 10.5 mi
  • Little Eden: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 4
Hot springs: 1
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 21.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Turret Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysE4,263 m9.3 mi
Bear Creek SpireNNE4,186 m8.3 mi
Mount MendelSE4,177 m10.7 mi
Mount AbbotNNE4,176 m9.1 mi
Mount GabbNNE4,168 m8.1 mi
Mount TomENE4,145 m11.4 mi
Mount DadeNNE4,143 m8.9 mi
Mount MillsNNE4,102 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3619:4120:20
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0616:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343436404654616256474035
Precip in8.57.86.84.02.40.70.70.10.42.33.96.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358807617

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