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Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location)

Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location) from directly overhead

Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location) is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,161 m. Red Slate Mountain stands 4,005 m to the south, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hot Spring, a hot spring 1.0 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 28 miles off.

Location of Mammoth Elementary School prior to May 25, 1980 when the building was damaged by earthquake. It was later condemned and never used again and eventually demolished. The school was temporarily relocated to trailers on the grounds of Mammoth Hi

What the record says

Elevation
2161 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.63800, -118.86444

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 33
Historic sites: 17
  • Convict Lake: 3.1 mi
  • Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 7.1 mi
  • Mill City Mine: 7.2 mi
  • Air Compressor: 7.4 mi
  • Pumphouse: 7.5 mi
Hot springs: 11
  • Hot Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 2.5 mi
  • Little Creek Hot Springs: 3.8 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 3.9 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 3.9 mi
Parks: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Minaret Vista Picnic: 10.8 mi
  • Gull Lake Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Slate MountainS 182°4,005 m9.0 mi
Mount MorganSSE 152°3,962 m9.9 mi
Esha PeakSSE 156°3,953 m9.7 mi
Mount StanfordSSE 160°3,908 m10.9 mi
Red and White MountainS 178°3,908 m10.9 mi
Mount BaldwinS 174°3,838 m7.3 mi
Bloody MountainSSW 204°3,825 m5.8 mi
Mount CrockerSSE 169°3,797 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3519:4220:21
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0816:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358770070

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