Lee Vining
Lee Vining is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,068 m. Mount Dana stands 3,976 m to the southwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Upside-Down House, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Small town in eastern California, near Mono Lake.
Wikidata Q1062203, matched on coordinates and name (176 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- rock
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 8 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 10 mi
- Lembert Dome · 13 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Williams Butte: 2.6 mi
- Mono Dome: 2.9 mi
- North Crater Panum Crater: 4.3 mi
- Panum Crater: 4.4 mi
- Lee Vining Peak: 4.5 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 4.5 mi
- Jordan Spring: 8.6 mi
- Rancheria Gulch Spring: 10.0 mi
- Simons Spring: 10.1 mi
- Waford Spring: 11.4 mi
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 5.0 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 6.1 mi
- Avalanche of 1911: 6.9 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 8.9 mi
- Mono Mills: 9.9 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 13.4 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 16.6 mi
- White Cascade: 16.7 mi
- California Falls: 17.7 mi
- LeConte Falls: 18.3 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 0.3 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 3.3 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 4.4 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 12.5 mi
- Clark Canyon: 16.1 mi
- Dore Cliff: 8.5 mi
- The Alcove: 16.1 mi
- The Wave: 16.1 mi
- Bodie Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Locomotive Point: 22.8 mi
- Upside-Down House: 0.2 mi
- South Tufa Area: 5.0 mi
- Navy Beach: 5.5 mi
- Perched Boulder: 12.2 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 20.5 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 0.2 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 18.6 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 21.6 mi
- Mono County Museum: 21.7 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 23.7 mi
- Bennettville: 7.8 mi
- Mono Mills: 9.9 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 12.5 mi
- Dog Town: 15.4 mi
- Bodie: 18.6 mi
- Danburg Beach: 4.2 mi
- Navy Beach: 5.4 mi
- June Lake Beach: 11.5 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 22.5 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 20.9 mi
- Warm Springs: 12.6 mi
- free natural hot pool: 23.4 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Lee Vining. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dana | SW 235° | 3,976 m | 6.8 mi |
| Kuna Peak | SSW 206° | 3,958 m | 11.0 mi |
| Koip Peak | SSW 205° | 3,954 m | 10.8 mi |
| Parker Peak | SSW 200° | 3,919 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Gibbs | SW 223° | 3,893 m | 7.4 mi |
| Blacktop Peak | SSW 201° | 3,881 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Wood | SSW 194° | 3,858 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Conness | W 274° | 3,825 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LEE Vining, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11268438432
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 7 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 28 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 29 mi
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