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Vagabond Peak

Vagabond Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Vagabond Peak rises to 4,076 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the south-southeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cloudripper, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California.

Wikidata Q119060499, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4,076 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.14970, -118.53036

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 21
Historic sites: 12
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 13.5 mi
  • Zurich: 15.1 mi
  • Monola: 15.8 mi
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 16.9 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Second Falls: 4.3 mi
  • First Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Triple Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
Parks: 9
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Vagabond Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PalisadeSSE4,343 m3.9 mi
Starlight PeakSSE4,324 m3.9 mi
Mount SillSSE4,316 m4.0 mi
Polemonium PeakSSE4,298 m4.0 mi
Middle PalisadeSSE4,278 m6.4 mi
Thunderbolt PeakS4,268 m3.7 mi
Disappointment PeakSSE4,259 m6.6 mi
Barrett PeakSSE4,258 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3519:3920:18
September equinox06:4318:1818:53
December solstice07:0516:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3710095049

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