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White Chief Mountain

White Chief Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

White Chief Mountain rises to 2,637 m in California. Merced Peak stands 3,575 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Raymond, a peak 1.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49089205, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2637 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.48855, -119.53421

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 41
Attractions: 13
Picnic sites: 13
Cliffs: 12
Parks: 11
Springs: 10
Historic sites: 10
Nature reserves: 4
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 12.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 14.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of White Chief Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Merced PeakNE 37°3,575.4 m12.7 mi
Red PeakNNE 31°3,566.6 m13.3 mi
Triple Divide PeakNE 42°3,533 m13.4 mi
Gray PeakNNE 26°3,525.5 m14.3 mi
Mount ClarkNNE 22°3,512 m15.5 mi
Ottoway PeakNE 36°3,511.6 m13.1 mi
Post PeakNE 49°3,354 m14.8 mi
Isberg PeakNE 46°3,352 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3619:10
June solstice05:3819:4420:23
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1016:0316:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363639435059656560514235
Precip in7.66.75.23.41.90.50.20.10.52.23.35.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 237636 — White Chief Mountain, Madera County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358778736

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