Cliff · California
Vermilion Cliffs
Vermilion Cliffs is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 3,099 m. Bear Creek Spire stands 4,186 m to the east-southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Volcanic Knob, a peak 3.0 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3099 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.42324, -118.93395
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Volcanic Knob: 3.0 mi
- Graveyard Peak: 3.5 mi
- Mount Izaak Walton: 4.0 mi
- Silver Divide Peak: 5.1 mi
- Recess Peak: 5.1 mi
Springs: 18
- Iodone Springs: 8.1 mi
- Old Pedro: 8.2 mi
- Reed Pools: 8.2 mi
- Little Eden: 8.4 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 17
- China Camp: 7.5 mi
- Log Cabin: 11.6 mi
- Pumphouse: 12.0 mi
- Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 12.0 mi
- Bunkhouses: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Twin Falls: 4.2 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 9.9 mi
- Twin Falls: 13.7 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 14.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 14.8 mi
Hot springs: 11
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.0 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.0 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.0 mi
- free natural hot pool: 15.5 mi
- Hot Spring: 15.9 mi
Parks: 10
- Crowley Park: 14.2 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 14.6 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 14.8 mi
- Trails End Park: 15.0 mi
- Community Center Park: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 5.6 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 17.6 mi
- Dowville Picnic Site: 21.2 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 23.2 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 4
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 8.0 mi
- John Muir Rock: 15.5 mi
- Devils Postpile: 16.2 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Sevehah Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 12.5 mi
- The Buttresses: 15.5 mi
- Upper Gorge: 20.9 mi
Museums: 1
- Mammoth Museum: 14.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Arch Rock: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Crestview Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Casa Diablo: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Vermilion Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Spire | ESE 113° | 4,186 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Morgan | E 96° | 4,186 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Abbot | ESE 107° | 4,176 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Gabb | ESE 114° | 4,168 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Dade | ESE 109° | 4,143 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Mills | ESE 104° | 4,102 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Hilgard | SE 126° | 4,060 m | 7.3 mi |
| Feather Peak | SE 128° | 4,039 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1224810254
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