Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location)
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
- 27.9 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 28 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Laurel Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Long Valley Caldera: 4.3 mi
- Mono Jim Peak: 4.6 mi
- Gilbert Peak: 4.8 mi
- Mini Morrison: 5.0 mi
- Antelope Spring: 3.0 mi
- Hot Springs: 3.8 mi
- Buzztail Spring: 6.7 mi
- Layton Springs: 7.6 mi
- Big Springs: 8.8 mi
- 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 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
- Trails End Park: 4.7 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 5.6 mi
- Community Center Park: 6.6 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 7.2 mi
- Crowley Park: 7.8 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 7.1 mi
- Twin Falls: 8.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 12.3 mi
- Minarets Falls: 12.3 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 12.7 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 4.2 mi
- The Wave: 10.7 mi
- The Alcove: 10.8 mi
- The Buttresses: 12.3 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 15.3 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 8.1 mi
- Devils Postpile: 12.1 mi
- Perched Boulder: 15.2 mi
- Navy Beach: 22.6 mi
- South Tufa Area: 22.9 mi
- 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
- Casa Diablo: 17.5 mi
- Mono Mills: 18.0 mi
- State Line: 24.6 mi
- June Lake Beach: 15.5 mi
- Navy Beach: 22.7 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 5.4 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 8.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Slate Mountain | S 182° | 4,005 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Morgan | SSE 152° | 3,962 m | 9.9 mi |
| Esha Peak | SSE 156° | 3,953 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Stanford | SSE 160° | 3,908 m | 10.9 mi |
| Red and White Mountain | S 178° | 3,908 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Baldwin | S 174° | 3,838 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bloody Mountain | SSW 204° | 3,825 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Crocker | SSE 169° | 3,797 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358770070
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- Mono Lake · 27 mi
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