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Bodie Bluff

Bodie Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Bodie Bluff is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,733 m. Excelsior Mountain stands 3,791 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Parr House, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 25 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2733 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.21964, -119.00125

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 43
Historic sites: 19
  • Parr House: 0.6 mi
  • Stone Ruins: 0.8 mi
  • Carpenter Shop: 0.8 mi
  • Red Cloud Mining Equipment: 0.8 mi
  • Bottle Works (Site): 0.9 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Parks: 4
Museums: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 19.1 mi
  • South Tufa Area: 19.2 mi
  • Navy Beach: 19.3 mi
Hot springs: 4
  • Warm Springs: 14.2 mi
  • Booker Hot Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Walker River Hot Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Fales Hot Spring: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • The Elbow: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Bodie Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Excelsior MountainSW 231°3,791 m21.3 mi
Dunderberg PeakSW 234°3,774 m18.3 mi
Mount WarrenSW 217°3,758 m20.0 mi
Twin PeaksWSW 244°3,756 m21.6 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakWSW 244°3,731 m21.4 mi
Virginia PeakWSW 241°3,657 m22.1 mi
Black MountainSW 230°3,584 m19.6 mi
Camiaca PeakWSW 238°3,574 m20.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3419:4420:23
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:1015:5816:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242529354351575650403124
Precip in1.81.51.31.01.10.60.60.60.20.51.01.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bodie California ST Historic P, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358762205

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