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Wren Peak

Wren Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Wren Peak rises to 2,880 m in California. Goat Mountain stands 3,719 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Peaks, a peak 1.8 miles away.

The story

Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California.

Wikidata Q49091050, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,880 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.83829, -118.79277

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Eagle Peaks: 1.8 mi
  • Tower No. 8: 2.5 mi
  • Tower No. 7: 2.5 mi
  • Tower No. 6: 2.8 mi
  • Tower No. 5: 2.8 mi
Attractions: 31
Waterfalls: 20
Springs: 19
Historic sites: 11
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 8.8 mi
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 10.0 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 10.9 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 11.2 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Columbine Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 3
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Wren Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainE3,719 m12.3 mi
Munger PeakENE3,680 m12.0 mi
Tunemah PeakNNE3,627 m12.3 mi
Kennedy MountainENE3,474 m7.4 mi
Hogback PeakENE3,376 m5.2 mi
Mount HarringtonNE3,360 m3.9 mi
Slide PeakNE3,327 m7.0 mi
Mount HutchingsE3,285 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:07
June solstice05:3719:4020:18
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0516:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363638414958666560514235
Precip in8.07.37.83.61.40.50.30.20.32.43.36.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grant Grove, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358779296

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