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Ampitheater Dome

Ampitheater Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Ampitheater Dome rises to 2,768 m in California. Needham Mountain stands 3,816 m to the east-southeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Rock Spire, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

granite dome in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q119633113, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2768 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.49631, -118.70240

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 30
Attractions: 27
Waterfalls: 18
  • Panther Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Lower Buck Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Upper Cliff Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Marble Falls: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 13
Picnic sites: 8
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 4.2 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Parks: 8
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 18.0 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 18.7 mi
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 20.5 mi
Museums: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Arch: 20.4 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 2
Hot springs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Ampitheater Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Needham MountainESE 107°3,816 m9.6 mi
Florence PeakSE 126°3,788.7 m10.5 mi
Lion RockNE 56°3,767 m10.7 mi
Copper Mine PeakNE 50°3,762.76 m10.9 mi
Sawtooth PeakESE 109°3,759 m8.6 mi
Lippincott MountainENE 77°3,731 m7.9 mi
Mount EisenE 89°3,714 m7.4 mi
Mount StewartENE 58°3,708 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3819:3920:17
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0416:0416:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054576676838277665547
Precip in4.94.34.02.51.20.40.10.00.21.22.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ASH MTN, 7 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796378

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