Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area
Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,471 m. Mount Baldwin stands 3,838 m to the southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill City Mine, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 23 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2471 m
How to reach it
- 23.1 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 23 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 25 mi
- Lembert Dome · 26 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Panorama Dome: 0.7 mi
- Mammoth Rock: 1.0 mi
- Lincoln Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Mammoth Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Mammoth Knolls: 2.3 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 4.3 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 6.7 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 6.7 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 6.8 mi
- Antelope Spring: 7.4 mi
- Mill City Mine: 0.6 mi
- Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Assay Office: 2.4 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 2.4 mi
- Air Compressor: 2.5 mi
- free natural hot pool: 4.3 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 6.7 mi
- Hot Spring: 6.8 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 6.8 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 6.8 mi
- Twin Falls: 1.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 5.2 mi
- Minarets Falls: 5.2 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 5.6 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 11.1 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 1.7 mi
- Community Center Park: 1.8 mi
- Trails End Park: 2.6 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 11.3 mi
- Clark Canyon: 12.0 mi
- Devils Postpile: 4.9 mi
- Perched Boulder: 11.5 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 15.1 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 20.8 mi
- Navy Beach: 21.6 mi
- The Buttresses: 5.1 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 9.4 mi
- The Wave: 11.9 mi
- The Alcove: 12.0 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 4.0 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 18.6 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 1.9 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 23.8 mi
- June Lake Beach: 12.1 mi
- Navy Beach: 21.7 mi
- Mono Mills: 18.0 mi
- Casa Diablo: 24.4 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 7.2 mi
- Arch Rock: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baldwin | SE 130° | 3,838 m | 10.4 mi |
| Bloody Mountain | SE 134° | 3,825 m | 6.8 mi |
| Clyde Minaret | WNW 283° | 3,738 m | 10.0 mi |
| Michael Minaret | WNW 282° | 3,736 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Morrison | ESE 122° | 3,731 m | 8.8 mi |
| Ken Minaret | WNW 282° | 3,730 m | 9.9 mi |
| Eichorn Minaret | WNW 283° | 3,730 m | 10.2 mi |
| Rice Minaret | WNW 283° | 3,730 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:42 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
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, 2 mi away.
- Mule Deer142 obs
- Steller's Jay109 obs
- Mountain Chickadee102 obs
- American Robin99 obs
- Douglas's Squirrel92 obs
- Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily83 obs
- fireweed82 obs
- common yarrow78 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358834811
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 27 mi
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