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Whitecliff Peak

Whitecliff Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Whitecliff Peak rises to 3,296 m in California. Walker Mountain stands 3,524 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Llewellyn Falls, a waterfall 2.6 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49089575, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3296 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.43547, -119.64156

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 23
Parks: 12
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 6.5 mi
  • Bridgeport: 8.6 mi
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 9.8 mi
  • Walker Community Park: 10.3 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Historic sites: 7
  • Old Jail: 13.6 mi
  • Nugent Cabin: 20.1 mi
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 21.6 mi
  • Clinton: 21.9 mi
  • Barney Riley: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Columns of the Giants: 11.2 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 12.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 14.3 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Whitecliff Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walker MountainSSE 146°3,524 m16.5 mi
Leavitt PeakS 183°3,516 m10.3 mi
Sonora PeakS 177°3,484 m5.6 mi
White MountainSSE 159°3,470 m4.1 mi
Stanislaus PeakSSW 201°3,426 m3.8 mi
Lost Cannon PeakESE 112°3,355 m5.4 mi
Highland PeakNW 321°3,324 m9.7 mi
Molo MountainS 183°3,302 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3619:4720:27
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1316:0016:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353843485665737264534234
Precip in0.60.41.10.40.60.10.30.30.20.20.71.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1656409 — Whitecliff Peak, Alpine County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358804238

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