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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
2,523 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.59938, -119.25958

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 44
Historic sites: 21
  • 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: 16
Cliffs: 15
Attractions: 10
Picnic sites: 10
Museums: 10
Parks: 7
Hot springs: 4
  • free natural hot pool: 10.3 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 13.7 mi
  • Little Creek Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 24.0 mi
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 RitterNNE4,007 m7.0 mi
Mount LyellN3,993 m9.7 mi
Rodgers PeakN3,956 m8.7 mi
Banner PeakNNE3,940 m7.6 mi
Mount MaclureN3,933 m10.0 mi
Mount FlorenceNNW3,823 m10.2 mi
Simmons PeakN3,804 m11.3 mi
Electra PeakN3,792 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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