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Piute Peak, California
Prominence: 3480 ft, 1061 m
Elevation: 8440+ feet, 2573+ meters
True Isolation: 25.07 mi, 40.35 km
Elevation Info:
Elevation range: 8440 - 8480 ft
(40-foot closed contour)
NAVD88 Elevation
: 8444 ft / 2574 m
(Range 8444 - 8484 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)
35° 26' 58'' N, 118° 23' 18'' W
35.449339, -118.388318 (Dec Deg)
374006 E 3923760 N, Zone 11 (UTM)
Country
United States
State/Province
California
County/Second Level Region
Kern
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Lists that contain Piute Peak:
California Peaks with 25 Miles of Isolation
(Rank #37)
USA Lower 48 Top 400 Peaks by Prominence
(Rank #242)
California Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence
(Rank #29)
USA Lower 48 Range5 High Points
(Rank #290)
Western USA Peaks with 25 miles of Isolation
(Rank #317)
California Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence
(Rank #29)
California Fire Lookouts
(Rank #30)
Ascent Info
Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users:
94
Show all viewable ascents/attempts
(Total: 91)
Selected Trip Reports:
2011-06-18 by Eric Kassan (GPS Track)
2011-11-15 by Bob Burd
2014-03-21 by Greg Gerlach
2014-03-21 by Patrick ONeill (GPS Track)
2016-10-15 by Dean Gaudet (GPS Track)
2017-04-01 by Coby King (GPS Track)
2017-04-01 by Mihai Giurgiulescu (GPS Track)
2017-05-31 by David Sanger
2017-05-31 by Andrew Kirmse
2018-02-07 by Josef Nuernberger
2018-04-21 by Connor McEntee (GPS Track)
2018-10-21 by Kurt T
2018-11-02 by Bob Bolton
2020-06-14 by Robert Luher (GPS Track)
2021-06-12 by Adam Walker (GPS Track)
2021-07-31 by Garret Stoops (GPS Track)
2021-08-07 by David Sharg (GPS Track)
2022-01-17 by Rob Woodall (GPS Track)
2022-06-24 by Christopher "Neo" L (GPS Track)
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Mary on Piute Peak (2017-05-20). Photo by
Mike Maki
.
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Prominence
Key Col Page
(Detailed prominence information)
Clean Prominence
: 3480 ft/1061 m
Optimistic Prominence
: 3560 ft/1085 m
Line Parent
:
Cartago Peak
Key Col
: 4960 ft/1512 m
Isolation
Isolation Page
(Detailed isolation information)
Distance: 25.07 mi/40.35 km
Isolation Limit Point
: 35.811246, -118.344995
Nearest Higher Neighbor
in the
PBC database
:
Peak 8443
(N)
Ranges
Continent:
North America
Range2:
Pacific Ranges
Range3:
Sierra Nevada
Range4:
Southern Sierra Nevada
Range5:
Piute Mountains (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins
Buena Vista Lake Bed
South San Joaquin Basin
Internal Drainage-N.A.
Worldwide Internal Drainage
Ownership
Land: Sequoia National Forest
Topo Map
Piute Peak O35118d4 1:24,000
Data Source
1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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Piute Peak (
Key Col
)
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Other Photos
Huge rocks at summit (2022-06-24). Photo by
Christopher "Neo" L
.
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Summit rock formations still have some surviving large trees growing in the cracks of the rocks (2022-06-24). Photo by
Christopher "Neo" L
.
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Balanced rock tunnel near summit (2022-06-24). Photo by
Christopher "Neo" L
.
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Paintbrush wildflowers growing around the summit (2022-06-24). Photo by
Christopher "Neo" L
.
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Phlox flowers growing around the summit (2022-06-24). Photo by
Christopher "Neo" L
.
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What I believe is the real location of Piute Spring. A Willow thicket about 10 yards to the South of Piute Mountain Road downslope from the location labeled on the map. Or maybe it shifted over time (2022-06-24). Photo by
Christopher "Neo" L
.
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