Ward Mountain
Ward Mountain rises to 3,301 m in California. Mount Mendel stands 4,177 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Shinn, a peak 1.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49087578, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,301 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Shinn: 1.5 mi
- North Rock: 2.1 mi
- Zingheim Heights: 3.3 mi
- Turret Peak: 4.1 mi
- Chamberlain Peak: 4.3 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
- Twin Falls: 10.0 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 13.5 mi
- Line Creek Falls: 17.2 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 10.3 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 11.0 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Helms Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 17.8 mi
- Cold Springs: 7.6 mi
- Little Eden: 9.8 mi
- Reed Pools: 9.8 mi
- Iodone Springs: 9.8 mi
- Old Pedro: 9.8 mi
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 10.7 mi
- John S. Eastwood Park: 14.8 mi
- Huntington Lake Game Refuge: 18.4 mi
- Teakettle Experiment Area: 19.4 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 20.7 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 14.1 mi
- Grand Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Great Cliffs: 21.7 mi
- Patterson Bluffs: 23.1 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 23.3 mi
- Qualls Camp: 8.5 mi
- China Camp: 13.8 mi
- Log Cabin: 14.5 mi
- 786 Squadron Memorial: 14.8 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 18.6 mi
- John Muir Rock: 3.9 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 10.0 mi
- Rock Monster: 17.0 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 22.7 mi
- Museum of the Sierra: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Ward Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Mendel | ESE 105° | 4,177 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mount Gabb | NNE 25° | 4,168 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Stephen Jay Gould | ESE 104° | 4,072 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Hilgard | NNE 21° | 4,060 m | 10.3 mi |
| Royce Peak | NE 45° | 4,047 m | 9.6 mi |
| Feather Peak | NE 41° | 4,039 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Goethe | E 96° | 4,036 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Julius Caesar | NNE 33° | 4,022 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:02 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 62 | 56 | 47 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 255214 — Ward Mountain, Fresno County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358796326
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