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Navy Beach

Navy Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,945 m. Mount Dana stands 3,976 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is South Tufa Area, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 13 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.94162, -119.02190

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 28
Historic sites: 25
  • Mono Mills: 5.0 mi
  • Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 5.3 mi
  • Lee Vining: 5.4 mi
  • Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 10.1 mi
  • Avalanche of 1911: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Parks: 10
Hot springs: 7
  • Warm Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Little Creek Hot Springs: 20.0 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 22.0 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 22.4 mi
  • free natural hot pool: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 5
  • South Tufa Area: 0.3 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 5.4 mi
  • Perched Boulder: 11.3 mi
  • Devils Postpile: 22.1 mi
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 23.2 mi
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Navy Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DanaWSW3,976 m11.2 mi
Kuna PeakSW3,958 m13.5 mi
Koip PeakSW3,954 m13.2 mi
Parker PeakSW3,919 m12.5 mi
Mount GibbsWSW3,893 m11.3 mi
Blacktop PeakSW3,881 m13.9 mi
Mount WoodSW3,858 m12.0 mi
Mount ConnessW3,825 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3519:4320:23
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:0916:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339455362696861514032
Precip in2.72.71.80.70.70.40.50.40.30.81.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LEE Vining, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1316839554

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