Vennacher Needle
Vennacher Needle rises to 3,956 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the north-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Staghorn Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away.
The story
Vennacher Needle is a 12,995-foot-elevation (3,961-meter) mountain summit located in Kings Canyon National Park, in Fresno County of northern California, United States. It is situated west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, and 1.4 miles (2.3 km) north of Mount Ruskin. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises nearly 2,300 feet (700 meters) above the Upper Basin of South Fork Kings River in one mile. The John Muir Trail, which passes one mile to the east of this mountain, provides one possible approach option. This mountain's name has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
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Wikidata Q49086955, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3956 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Staghorn Peak: 0.6 mi
- Saddlehorn: 1.2 mi
- Mount Ruskin: 1.4 mi
- Observation Peak: 3.2 mi
- Split Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Scotty Spring: 9.3 mi
- Grouse Spring: 10.0 mi
- Harry Birch Springs: 12.0 mi
- Grover Anton Spring: 13.0 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 13.0 mi
- Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 8.9 mi
- Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 10.4 mi
- Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 12.1 mi
- Aberdeen Station: 14.6 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 15.2 mi
- Triple Falls: 4.6 mi
- First Falls: 8.9 mi
- Second Falls: 9.4 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 12.5 mi
- Lower Gardiner Falls: 12.5 mi
- Windy Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Muro Blanco: 6.7 mi
- Great Cliffs: 7.0 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 12.0 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 23.1 mi
- Mendenhall Park: 15.4 mi
- Big Pine Triangle County Park: 15.8 mi
- Dehy Park: 20.1 mi
- Independence Park: 20.7 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 22.8 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Kearsarge: 15.4 mi
- Bend City: 22.7 mi
- San Carlos: 23.5 mi
- Rock Monster: 11.2 mi
- John Muir Rock: 24.5 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 17.6 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 20.2 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Vennacher Needle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Palisade | NNW 341° | 4,343 m | 7.0 mi |
| Starlight Peak | NNW 341° | 4,323.7 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Sill | NNW 347° | 4,316 m | 6.9 mi |
| Polemonium Peak | NNW 342° | 4,298.2 m | 6.9 mi |
| Middle Palisade | N 3° | 4,278.2 m | 5.0 mi |
| Split Mountain | ENE 62° | 4,269 m | 3.2 mi |
| Thunderbolt Peak | NNW 341° | 4,268 m | 7.2 mi |
| Disappointment Peak | N 4° | 4,258.6 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:39 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
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, 20 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800515
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