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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: 15
  • 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
Nature reserves: 4
Attractions: 4
Gardens: 3
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 17.2 miles of Williams Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot PeakNE1,826 m17.1 mi
Sweetwater PointE1,406 m15.8 mi
Little Grizzly MountainENE1,323 m15.9 mi
Bullion KnobESE1,297 m9.0 mi
Fremont PeakESE1,277 m5.9 mi
Bullion MountainESE1,272 m5.9 mi
Feliciana MountainE1,250 m13.8 mi
Smith PeakNNE1,175 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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