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Window Peak

Window Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Window Peak rises to 3,690 m in California. Split Mountain stands 4,269 m to the north-northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Pyramid Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49090440, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3690 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.88994, -118.45899

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 27
Historic sites: 16
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 1.8 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 5.0 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 8.1 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 8.6 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 15
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 19.9 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Arai Pond: 20.0 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Rock Monster: 17.7 mi
  • Chicken Ranch: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Paiute Mural: 20.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Window Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Split MountainNNE 13°4,269 m9.3 mi
Mount Bolton BrownN 5°4,124.3 m10.8 mi
Mount PinchotNE 37°4,113.6 m4.9 mi
Mount PraterN 8°4,107 m10.2 mi
Cardinal MountainNNE 19°4,076 m8.0 mi
Black MountainSE 141°4,045 m7.2 mi
Striped MountainNNE 30°4,021.7 m6.0 mi
Mount WynneNE 43°4,018.3 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3920:17
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0416:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 16 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800662

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