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Bear Creek Spire

Elevation
4,186 m
#1,081
in the world
#148
in United States
1,440 m
prominence

Bear Creek Spire is a mountain in United States, rising to 4,186 m, the 148th highest we list in United States, part of the Sierra Nevada.

Range
#13 in the range
Nearest town
102 km away
First ascent
16 August 1923
Wikidata, single dated ascent

Where it is

Bear Creek Spire

Bear Creek Spire lies in United States, in California.

Key facts

Elevation
4,186 m (13,734 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
1,440 m
Type
Mountain
Region
California
Coordinates
37.368, -118.768

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#148of 3,727
LargestSmallest
In the Sierra Nevada
#13of 171
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#1,081of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Mount Julius Caesar4,022 m1.8 km
Mount Dade4,115 m1.9 km
Mount Abbot4,176 m2.5 km
Mount Gabb4,168 m3.2 km
Mount Mills4,035 m3.5 km
Feather Peak4,027 m4.8 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Bear Creek Spire.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
SangerUnited States24,950102 km
ClovisUnited States104,180103 km
ReedleyUnited States25,569105 km
DinubaUnited States23,702107 km
ParlierUnited States15,138108 km

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Denali6,194 m
4North Peak5,920 m
6Mount Saint Elias5,489 m
7Mount Foraker5,270 m
8Mount Bona4,986 m
9Mount Sanford4,943 m
10Mount Blackburn4,839 m
11Mount Vancouver4,812 m
12Mount Churchill4,726 m
13Mount Fairweather4,620 m

Common questions

How tall is Bear Creek Spire?
Bear Creek Spire rises to 4,186 m (13,734 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Bear Creek Spire?
Bear Creek Spire is in United States, in California.
Where does Bear Creek Spire rank?
It is the 148th highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #1,081 worldwide.
When was Bear Creek Spire first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1923.
What is the nearest city to Bear Creek Spire?
Sanger, United States, about 102 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.