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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
2880 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 MountainE 80°3,719 m12.3 mi
Munger PeakENE 78°3,680.3 m12.0 mi
Tunemah PeakNNE 28°3,626.5 m12.3 mi
Kennedy MountainENE 68°3,474 m7.4 mi
Hogback PeakENE 60°3,376 m5.2 mi
Mount HarringtonNE 56°3,360 m3.9 mi
Slide PeakNE 52°3,327 m7.0 mi
Mount HutchingsE 92°3,285 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 5080 °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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