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Whitaker Peak

Whitaker Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Whitaker Peak rises to 1,262 m in California. Frazier Mountain stands 2,442 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Fisher Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49089114, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,262 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.57221, -118.73454

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
Parks
Springs: 42
  • Fisher Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Oak Flat Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Royball Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Pothole Spring: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Dom & Brian's Last Ride Site: 3.6 mi
  • Knapp Ranch: 8.9 mi
  • Tumble Inn: 9.4 mi
  • Sandberg's Summit Hotel: 11.7 mi
  • Paul Walker Memorial: 12.1 mi
Museums: 23
Picnic sites: 17
  • Frenchmans Flat: 3.1 mi
  • Spanish Point: 6.2 mi
  • Shady Acres: 8.0 mi
  • Hideaway: 8.0 mi
  • Heron's Haven: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 15
Gardens: 6
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Whitaker Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frazier MountainNW2,442 m19.3 mi
Alamo MountainWNW2,248 m14.3 mi
Peak 7047WNW2,148 m14.0 mi
McDonald PeakWNW2,090 m12.5 mi
Sewart MountainWNW2,076 m10.9 mi
Cobblestone MountainWNW2,042 m8.0 mi
Hines PeakWSW2,041 m19.9 mi
San Rafael PeakWNW2,022 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3419:07
June solstice05:4319:3420:12
September equinox06:4418:2018:53
December solstice06:5916:1016:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454649526069767772625245
Precip in2.53.72.00.80.40.10.10.10.10.60.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandberg, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 251456 — Whitaker Peak, Los Angeles County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358794620

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