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Chetwood Cabin

Chetwood Cabin from directly overhead

Chetwood Cabin is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,523 m. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the north-northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 19 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2523 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.59938, -119.25958

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 46
Historic sites: 22
  • Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 11.7 mi
  • Mill City Mine: 14.6 mi
  • Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 14.7 mi
  • Mahan Cabin: 14.8 mi
  • Assay Office: 14.8 mi
Springs: 19
  • Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 10.3 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 13.8 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 13.8 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 14.0 mi
  • Hartley Springs: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 15
Attractions: 11
Picnic sites: 10
Museums: 10
Hot springs: 7
  • free natural hot pool: 10.3 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 13.7 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 13.7 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 13.9 mi
  • Hot Spring: 21.3 mi
Parks: 7
Nature reserves: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 10.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • June Lake Beach: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Chetwood Cabin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RitterNNE 28°4,007 m7.0 mi
Mount LyellN 356°3,993 m9.7 mi
Rodgers PeakN 1°3,956 m8.7 mi
Banner PeakNNE 28°3,940 m7.6 mi
Mount MaclureN 354°3,933 m10.0 mi
Mount FlorenceNNW 342°3,822.9 m10.2 mi
Simmons PeakN 350°3,804 m11.3 mi
Electra PeakN 360°3,791.8 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3719:4320:23
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:0916:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8743009272

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