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White Mountain City

White Mountain City from directly overhead

White Mountain City is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,742 m. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sentinal Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in California, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates37.41170, -117.99800

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 41
Historic sites: 9
  • Cabin: 10.3 mi
  • Cabin: 10.3 mi
  • Cabin: 10.4 mi
  • Zurich: 21.4 mi
  • Sulfur Mine: 21.9 mi
Parks: 8
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Methuselah: 9.5 mi
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Mountain City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakNW 317°4,344 m20.9 mi
Mount BarcroftNW 311°3,979 m18.1 mi
Headley PeakNW 320°3,858 m24.8 mi
Piute MountainNW 304°3,827 m15.5 mi
Sheep MountainWNW 304°3,810 m14.5 mi
Campito MountainWNW 298°3,522 m12.7 mi
County Line HillWNW 292°3,429 m11.1 mi
Blanco MountainWNW 293°3,420 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:04
June solstice05:3219:3820:17
September equinox06:4118:1618:50
December solstice07:0415:5716:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323744505968757264524031
Precip in0.60.70.40.50.60.40.40.30.30.40.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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