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Dog Town

Dog Town from directly overhead

Dog Town is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,156 m. Excelsior Mountain stands 3,791 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bodie Monument, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 18 miles off.

ghost town in Mono County, California

How to reach it

Coordinates38.17030, -119.19800

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 33
Historic sites: 19
  • Little Bodie Monument: 1.5 mi
  • Avalanche of 1911: 8.6 mi
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 8.7 mi
  • Machinery: 10.3 mi
  • Red Cloud Mining Equipment: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Ghost towns: 7
Parks: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 15.2 mi
  • South Tufa Area: 18.2 mi
  • Navy Beach: 18.6 mi
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 3
Hot springs: 2
  • Fales Hot Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Warm Springs: 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Dog Town. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Excelsior MountainSSW 210°3,791 m11.6 mi
Dunderberg PeakSSW 210°3,774 m8.4 mi
Mount WarrenS 186°3,758 m12.5 mi
Twin PeaksSW 236°3,756 m10.6 mi
Matterhorn PeakWSW 242°3,749.3 m11.3 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakSW 235°3,731 m10.4 mi
North PeakSSW 206°3,728 m14.5 mi
The DragtoothWSW 244°3,695.4 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3519:4520:24
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:1115:5916:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936424958646256453628
Precip in2.01.50.90.60.70.40.50.40.20.70.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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