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Wells Peak

Wells Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Wells Peak rises to 3,294 m in California. Mount Patterson stands 3,552 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lost Cannon Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49088127, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3294 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.39686, -119.58378

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 24
Parks: 9
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 2.7 mi
  • Bridgeport: 4.5 mi
  • Walker Community Park: 9.8 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 10.6 mi
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Historic sites: 5
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 17.5 mi
  • Nugent Cabin: 17.5 mi
  • Old Jail: 17.5 mi
  • Clinton: 19.0 mi
  • Hoye Bridge: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Columns of the Giants: 12.7 mi
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 23.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 10.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Wells Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PattersonE 80°3,552 m15.3 mi
Wheeler PeakE 85°3,545 m16.1 mi
Walker MountainSSE 152°3,524 m12.6 mi
Leavitt PeakSSW 206°3,516 m8.5 mi
Hanna MountainSSE 160°3,491 m15.3 mi
Sonora PeakSW 223°3,484 m4.1 mi
White MountainSW 235°3,470 m2.0 mi
Flatiron ButteSSE 160°3,470 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3619:4720:26
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1316:0016:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936424958646256453628
Precip in2.01.50.90.60.70.40.50.40.20.70.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796331

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