Peak · California
White Chief Peak
White Chief Peak rises to 3,389 m in California. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Crest, a peak 0.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,389.3 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.40488, -118.59740
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Eagle Crest: 0.6 mi
- Vandever Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Falcon Peak: 1.1 mi
- Hengst Peak: 1.4 mi
- Tulare Peak: 1.9 mi
Attractions: 23
- Tharp's Log: 13.4 mi
- Cleveland Tree: 13.4 mi
- Chimney Tree: 13.6 mi
- The Dead Giant: 13.6 mi
- Tunnel Log: 13.7 mi
Springs: 20
- Soda Spring: 2.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 3.3 mi
- Big Spring: 9.3 mi
- Big Fern Springs: 13.5 mi
- Granite Spring: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Tufa Falls: 2.7 mi
- Upper Cliff Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
- Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 5.7 mi
- Lower Buck Creek Falls: 10.8 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 11.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Crabtree Cabin: 1.3 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 3.7 mi
- Alles Cabin: 5.9 mi
- Old Big Arroyo Patrol Cabin: 8.7 mi
- Walkers Cabin: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 12.6 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
Parks: 6
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 18.3 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 18.9 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 19.9 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 21.0 mi
- Kaweah Recreation Area: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Valhalla: 11.5 mi
- Window Cliffs: 12.4 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 24.0 mi
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 24.2 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Natural Arch: 12.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 12.8 mi
Museums: 2
- Giant Forest Museum: 14.7 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 17.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Kern Hot Spring: 11.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of White Chief Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kaweah | NE 38° | 4,205 m | 10.7 mi |
| Red Kaweah | NNE 29° | 4,185 m | 10.6 mi |
| Michael's Pinnacle | NNE 29° | 4,170 m | 10.6 mi |
| Second Kaweah | NNE 33° | 4,166 m | 10.6 mi |
| Koontz Pinnacle | NNE 27° | 4,145 m | 10.9 mi |
| Black Kaweah | NNE 25° | 4,140 m | 10.7 mi |
| Squaretop | NNE 31° | 4,122 m | 10.6 mi |
| Pyramidal Pinnacle | NNE 27° | 4,116 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ASH MTN, 14 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358808875
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