Mammoth Museum
Mammoth Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,391 m. Red Slate Mountain stands 4,005 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mammoth Creek Park West, a park 0.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 24 miles off.
The story
Dates from 1985-02.
Wikidata Q136521206, matched on coordinates and name (31 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2391 m
What to expect
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 24.0 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 24 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 25 mi
- Lembert Dome · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mammoth Knolls: 1.8 mi
- Mammoth Rock: 2.1 mi
- Panorama Dome: 2.4 mi
- Earthquake Dome: 2.9 mi
- Lincoln Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Antelope Spring: 5.6 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 6.2 mi
- Hot Springs: 7.5 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 7.7 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 7.7 mi
- Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Mill City Mine: 2.0 mi
- Assay Office: 3.2 mi
- Air Compressor: 3.2 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 3.2 mi
- Hot Spring: 4.9 mi
- free natural hot pool: 6.2 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 7.6 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 7.6 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 7.7 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 0.2 mi
- Trails End Park: 0.8 mi
- Community Center Park: 1.6 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 1.9 mi
- Clark Canyon: 11.0 mi
- Twin Falls: 3.1 mi
- Minarets Falls: 6.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 7.0 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 7.5 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 9.9 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 6.0 mi
- The Buttresses: 7.0 mi
- The Wave: 10.9 mi
- The Alcove: 11.0 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 11.1 mi
- Devils Postpile: 6.7 mi
- Perched Boulder: 11.9 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 13.4 mi
- Navy Beach: 21.3 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 21.5 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 5.6 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 19.2 mi
- June Lake Beach: 12.4 mi
- Navy Beach: 21.4 mi
- Mono Mills: 17.4 mi
- Casa Diablo: 22.7 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 6.6 mi
- Arch Rock: 21.7 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Mammoth Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Slate Mountain | SSE 150° | 4,005 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Baldwin | SE 139° | 3,838 m | 9.4 mi |
| Bloody Mountain | SSE 149° | 3,825 m | 6.0 mi |
| Clyde Minaret | W 279° | 3,738 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Morrison | SE 132° | 3,731 m | 7.7 mi |
| Ken Minaret | W 278° | 3,730 m | 11.6 mi |
| Eichorn Minaret | W 279° | 3,730 m | 11.9 mi |
| The White Fang | SE 136° | 3,683.68 m | 8.8 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 | 18:20 | 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/368174587
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- Mono Lake · 26 mi
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