Whitecliff Peak
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
- 11.9 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 26.3 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 24 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boulder Peak: 2.6 mi
- Stanislaus Peak: 3.8 mi
- Fish Valley Peak: 3.8 mi
- White Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Wells Peak: 4.1 mi
- Lava Springs: 13.5 mi
- Salt Spring: 13.6 mi
- Wild Horse Spring: 15.2 mi
- Doe Springs: 16.0 mi
- Jackass Spring: 16.5 mi
- 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
- Llewellyn Falls: 2.6 mi
- Carson Falls: 4.3 mi
- Silver Falls: 8.1 mi
- Sardine Falls: 8.8 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 9.1 mi
- 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
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 10.0 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 19.2 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 19.9 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 7.7 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 11.0 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 21.5 mi
- East Flange Rock: 15.1 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 18.8 mi
- Bloods Point: 22.3 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 11.2 mi
- Peep Sight: 12.3 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 14.3 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 19.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Mountain | SSE 146° | 3,524 m | 16.5 mi |
| Leavitt Peak | S 183° | 3,516 m | 10.3 mi |
| Sonora Peak | S 177° | 3,484 m | 5.6 mi |
| White Mountain | SSE 159° | 3,470 m | 4.1 mi |
| Stanislaus Peak | SSW 201° | 3,426 m | 3.8 mi |
| Lost Cannon Peak | ESE 112° | 3,355 m | 5.4 mi |
| Highland Peak | NW 321° | 3,324 m | 9.7 mi |
| Molo Mountain | S 183° | 3,302 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
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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