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Williams Peak

Williams Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Williams Peak rises to 942 m in California. Pilot Peak stands 1,826 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Morning Star Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49090179, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
942 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.60021, -120.17157

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 16
  • Morning Star Spring: 0.5 mi
  • Fremont Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Sheepcamp Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Remote Camp: 17.2 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 18.1 mi
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 18.3 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
  • Carlon Day Use Area: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 4
Attractions: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Williams Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot PeakNE 49°1,826 m17.1 mi
Sweetwater PointE 98°1,406 m15.8 mi
Little Grizzly MountainENE 61°1,323 m15.9 mi
Bullion KnobESE 120°1,297 m9.0 mi
Fremont PeakESE 118°1,277 m5.9 mi
Bullion MountainESE 119°1,272 m5.9 mi
Feliciana MountainE 92°1,250 m13.8 mi
Smith PeakNNE 16°1,175 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:4019:4720:26
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:1316:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448515967747367584841
Precip in7.26.96.33.02.20.40.00.10.32.13.56.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland 2, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 237850 — Williams Peak, Mariposa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358778967

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