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Basin Mountain

Basin Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Basin Mountain rises to 4,014 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the south-southwest, 2.0 miles off.

The story

Basin Mountain in California's eastern Sierra Nevada range is a large and visually prominent peak near the city of Bishop. Basin Mountain is not as tall as its neighboring peaks, Mount Tom and Mount Humphreys, but it dominates the view to the west from Bishop as it rises above the Buttermilks. It is a relatively easy scramble to the top. The summit is not especially notable, except for the wonderful views it offers of Mount Tom, which dominates the skyline just to the north. The night-time views of Bishop and the Owens valley are spectacular.

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Wikidata Q4867491, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4014 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.29689, -118.65837

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 16
Parks: 11
Historic sites: 9
  • Log Cabin: 7.2 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 10.2 mi
  • Power Plant Ruin: 15.4 mi
  • Tom's Place Monument: 18.3 mi
  • China Camp: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Twin Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Second Falls: 15.9 mi
  • First Falls: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 19.0 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 4
Museums: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Basin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysSSW 204°4,263 m2.0 mi
Mount DarwinS 185°4,216 m9.0 mi
Bear Creek SpireNW 309°4,186 m7.8 mi
Mount MorganNNW 331°4,186 m8.5 mi
Mount MendelS 189°4,177 m8.5 mi
Mount AbbotNW 312°4,176 m9.3 mi
Mount GabbNW 305°4,168 m9.7 mi
Mount TomN 1°4,145 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:07
June solstice05:3519:4020:19
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0616:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256577 — Basin Mountain, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796769

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