University Peak
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University Peak rises to 4,138 m in California. Mount Williamson stands 4,383 m to the south-southeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Center Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away.
The story
University Peak is a thirteener in the Sierra Nevada. It is named for the University of California. It is on the Sierra crest between Mount Gould to the north, and Mount Bradley to the south. It lies on the boundary between Tulare County and Inyo County. Its west side is in Kings Canyon National Park while the east face is in the John Muir Wilderness. The nearest trailhead to University Peak is Onion Valley. The least technical route to its summit is an off-trail hike up the south slopes. It offers a variety of other routes from easy scrambles to rock climbing. The more challenging routes led the Sierra Club's Sierra Peaks Section to list University Peak as a Mountaineers Peak.
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Wikidata Q7894874, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4138 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Center Peak: 1.8 mi
- Mount Bradley: 1.9 mi
- Independence Peak: 1.9 mi
- East Vidette: 2.2 mi
- Mount Gould: 2.4 mi
- Tub Springs: 4.9 mi
- Boron Springs: 5.7 mi
- McGann Springs: 8.2 mi
- Grover Anton Spring: 10.2 mi
- Harry Birch Springs: 11.9 mi
- Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 2.3 mi
- Donald Downs Plaque: 4.0 mi
- Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 8.8 mi
- Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 9.3 mi
- Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 9.5 mi
- Chicken Ranch: 14.9 mi
- Boot Arch: 15.0 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 15.0 mi
- Man of Steel (movie site): 15.2 mi
- Iron Man (movie site): 15.6 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 7.2 mi
- Lower Gardiner Falls: 7.2 mi
- Mist Falls: 11.3 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 12.7 mi
- Muro Blanco: 14.2 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 16.5 mi
- Valhalla: 17.4 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 17.7 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 11.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 11.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 11.4 mi
- Arai Pond: 11.4 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 11.4 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 15.2 mi
- Lathe Arch: 16.1 mi
- Mobius Arch: 16.1 mi
- Heart Arch: 16.1 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 17.3 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 9.5 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 9.6 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 11.9 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 19.2 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 19.5 mi
- Dehy Park: 9.7 mi
- Independence Park: 9.7 mi
- Merritt Park: 11.3 mi
- Spainhower Park: 19.0 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 21.3 mi
- Kearsarge: 4.7 mi
- San Carlos: 13.6 mi
- Bend City: 13.7 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 9.5 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Paiute Mural: 11.4 mi
- Miss Alabama: 18.0 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of University Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Williamson | SSE 156° | 4,383 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Tyndall | SSE 168° | 4,275 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Barnard | SSE 165° | 4,266 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Stanford | SSW 212° | 4,260.2 m | 3.6 mi |
| Gregory's Monument | SSW 211° | 4,254.4 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mount Keith | SSE 163° | 4,249 m | 3.5 mi |
| Trojan Peak | SSE 161° | 4,245 m | 7.8 mi |
| Junction Peak | S 184° | 4,224 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:38 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 268596 — University Peak, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358800488
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