Ghost town · California
Masonic
Masonic is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,397 m. Dunderberg Peak stands 3,774 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnt Hill Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away.
ghost town in Mono County, California
How to reach it
Coordinates38.36250, -119.11250
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- New York Hill: 0.8 mi
- Dome Hill: 1.4 mi
- Masonic Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Bald Peak: 8.7 mi
Springs: 45
- Burnt Hill Spring: 0.5 mi
- Masonic Spring: 0.8 mi
- Lakeview Spring: 1.7 mi
- McMillan Spring: 2.6 mi
- Logan Spring: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Clinton: 8.6 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 11.2 mi
- Parr House: 11.5 mi
- Red Cloud Mining Equipment: 11.6 mi
- Machinery: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Sweetwater: 7.7 mi
- Bodie: 11.7 mi
- Aurora: 12.6 mi
- Dog Town: 14.1 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 19.4 mi
Parks: 6
- Bodie State Historic Park: 11.6 mi
- Mountain Gate Park: 20.9 mi
- Bridgeport: 22.1 mi
- Walker Community Park: 22.4 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 23.0 mi
Museums: 3
- Old Mono County Jail: 9.6 mi
- Mono County Museum: 9.7 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 11.8 mi
Hot springs: 3
- Walker River Hot Spring: 11.4 mi
- Booker Hot Spring: 11.5 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Horsetail Falls: 21.2 mi
- Silver Falls: 23.6 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Locomotive Point: 5.8 mi
- Bodie Bluff: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- The Elbow: 6.1 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 19.6 mi
Attractions: 1
- Travertine Hot Spring: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Danburg Beach: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Masonic. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunderberg Peak | SSW 203° | 3,774 m | 22.4 mi |
| Eagle Peak | SW 232° | 3,603 m | 20.4 mi |
| Hunewill Peak | SW 232° | 3,562 m | 22.8 mi |
| Victoria Peak | SW 232° | 3,561 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Patterson | WNW 296° | 3,552 m | 11.6 mi |
| Wheeler Peak | WNW 292° | 3,545 m | 10.3 mi |
| Walker Mountain | WSW 246° | 3,524 m | 21.4 mi |
| Crater Crest | SW 216° | 3,478 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 45 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 25 mi
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