Ghost town · California
Mount Ophir
Mount Ophir is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 595 m. Kirby Peak stands 1,642 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Point, a peak 2.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 21 miles off.
human settlement in California, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates37.51470, -120.06500
- 20.7 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Buck Point: 2.2 mi
- Bullion Knob: 2.3 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.5 mi
- Garnet Point: 2.8 mi
- Bullion Mountain: 3.1 mi
Parks: 30
- Catheys Valley Park: 5.4 mi
- Mariposa Art Park: 5.9 mi
- Mariposa Park: 5.9 mi
- Bagby Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
- Midpines Park: 8.1 mi
Springs: 12
- Barrel Spring: 2.7 mi
- Fremont Spring: 3.3 mi
- Apple Tree Spring: 4.7 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 5.2 mi
- Sheepcamp Spring: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Diana Falls: 15.8 mi
- Chinquapin Falls: 19.9 mi
- Foresta Falls: 20.7 mi
- Little Nellie Falls: 21.0 mi
- Alder Creek Falls: 22.8 mi
Museums: 10
- Mariposa Museum and History Center: 5.4 mi
- California State Mining and Mineral Museum: 7.3 mi
- The Northern Mariposa Country History Center: 15.4 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum: 18.8 mi
- Ag Museum: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
- September 11, 2001 Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Fremont’s Fort: 6.0 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 12.6 mi
- Carol Tomlinson-Keasey Memorial Quad: 22.2 mi
- Miner’s Camp: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Indian Flat Day Use: 15.7 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Chowchilla Recreation Area: 20.5 mi
- Remote Camp: 23.2 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 6
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 18.8 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 18.8 mi
- Merced Grove: 20.4 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 22.6 mi
- Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Historical Railroad: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Agua Fria: 3.2 mi
- Cat Town: 9.1 mi
- Horseshoe Bend: 14.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve: 19.5 mi
- Merced County Preserve: 21.8 mi
- Merced Grasslands: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 3
- Gardening Club Orchard: 21.7 mi
- Gardening Club: 22.5 mi
- Dedication Garden: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 3
- Beginnings: 22.2 mi
- Bobcat: 22.3 mi
- Big Rufus: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 3
- Lake Lodge Beach: 24.1 mi
- Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 24.3 mi
- Dunn Court Beach: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Mount Ophir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Peak | E 88° | 1,642 m | 14.7 mi |
| Sweetwater Point | ENE 69° | 1,406 m | 10.6 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | E 87° | 1,367 m | 11.3 mi |
| Bullion Knob | NE 54° | 1,297 m | 2.3 mi |
| Fremont Peak | NNW 349° | 1,277 m | 3.1 mi |
| Bullion Mountain | NNW 349° | 1,272 m | 3.1 mi |
| Feliciana Mountain | NE 55° | 1,250 m | 9.7 mi |
| Buckhorn Peak | NNW 343° | 1,147 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:05 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 6.9 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 7.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Village 12 W, 22 mi away.
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