West Vidette
West Vidette rises to 3,820 m in California. Mount Williamson stands 4,383 m to the southeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is The Minster, a peak 1.2 miles away.
The story
West Vidette is a 12,533-foot-elevation (3,820-meter) mountain summit located three miles west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the northeast corner of Tulare County in northern California. It is situated in Kings Canyon National Park, 13.5 miles (21.7 km) west-southwest of the community of Independence, and 1.27 miles (2.04 km) west of East Vidette. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 4,300 feet (1,300 meters) above Junction Meadow in two miles. The John Muir Trail passes below the north aspect of this remote peak. The first ascent of the summit was made September 19, 1926, by Norman Clyde, who is credited with 130 first ascents, most of which were in the Sierra Nevada.
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Wikidata Q106764050, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3820 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- The Minster: 1.2 mi
- East Vidette: 1.3 mi
- Deerhorn Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Mount Stanford: 2.4 mi
- Mount Ericsson: 2.5 mi
- Cyclops Skull Arch: 17.3 mi
- Boot Arch: 17.4 mi
- Chicken Ranch: 17.4 mi
- Man of Steel (movie site): 17.7 mi
- Iron Man (movie site): 18.0 mi
- Tub Springs: 8.0 mi
- Boron Springs: 9.1 mi
- McGann Springs: 10.8 mi
- Grover Anton Spring: 12.7 mi
- SB23 intermittent spring: 14.1 mi
- Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 1.6 mi
- Donald Downs Plaque: 4.0 mi
- Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 5.9 mi
- Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 6.9 mi
- Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 7.7 mi
- Upper Gardiner Falls: 6.2 mi
- Lower Gardiner Falls: 6.2 mi
- Mist Falls: 9.0 mi
- Lower Picket Creek Falls: 11.0 mi
- Upper Picket Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
- Muro Blanco: 13.4 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 13.8 mi
- Valhalla: 14.5 mi
- Paul's Paradise: 18.6 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 19.8 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 14.4 mi
- Japanese Garden: 14.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 14.5 mi
- Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 14.5 mi
- Arai Pond: 14.6 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 17.2 mi
- Lathe Arch: 18.3 mi
- Mobius Arch: 18.3 mi
- Heart Arch: 18.4 mi
- Hitching Post Arch: 19.6 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 12.8 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 12.9 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 15.0 mi
- Southern Inyo Museum: 21.6 mi
- Museum of Western Film History: 21.9 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Stony Creek Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Dehy Park: 13.0 mi
- Independence Park: 13.1 mi
- Merritt Park: 14.5 mi
- Spainhower Park: 21.5 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 23.5 mi
- Kearsarge: 7.4 mi
- San Carlos: 17.0 mi
- Bend City: 17.1 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 12.7 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Paiute Mural: 14.5 mi
- Miss Alabama: 20.2 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of West Vidette. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Williamson | SE 132° | 4,383 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Tyndall | SE 140° | 4,275 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Barnard | SE 143° | 4,266 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Stanford | SSE 147° | 4,260.2 m | 2.4 mi |
| Gregory's Monument | SSE 149° | 4,254.4 m | 2.6 mi |
| Mount Keith | ESE 119° | 4,249 m | 4.8 mi |
| Trojan Peak | SE 138° | 4,245 m | 8.6 mi |
| Junction Peak | SE 135° | 4,224 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:38 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:02 | 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, 13 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7942773353
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