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West Vidette

West Vidette, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.73385, -118.41976

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 36
  • 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
Springs: 28
Historic sites: 23
  • 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
Waterfalls: 20
Cliffs: 13
Gardens: 11
  • 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
Natural arches: 8
  • 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
Museums: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • 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
Parks: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Paiute Mural: 14.5 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 20.2 mi
Hot springs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilliamsonSE 132°4,383 m8.1 mi
Mount TyndallSE 140°4,275 m7.1 mi
Mount BarnardSE 143°4,266 m9.1 mi
Mount StanfordSSE 147°4,260.2 m2.4 mi
Gregory's MonumentSSE 149°4,254.4 m2.6 mi
Mount KeithESE 119°4,249 m4.8 mi
Trojan PeakSE 138°4,245 m8.6 mi
Junction PeakSE 135°4,224 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3820:17
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0316:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7942773353

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