Bear Creek Spire
Bear Creek Spire rises to 4,186 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the southeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Peppermint Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away.
The story
Bear Creek Spire is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada in Inyo County, California, in the western United States, and is the 46th highest mountain in California and the 225th highest mountain in the United States. Bear Creek Spire is part of the John Muir Wilderness and the Inyo National Forest.
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Wikidata Q18357144, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,186 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Peppermint Peak: 0.6 mi
- Mount Julius Caesar: 1.1 mi
- Mount Dade: 1.2 mi
- Rosy Finch Peak: 1.4 mi
- Mount Abbot: 1.6 mi
- Log Cabin: 2.4 mi
- Tom's Place Monument: 14.2 mi
- Power Plant Ruin: 14.6 mi
- China Camp: 15.8 mi
- Bishop Creek Battleground: 15.8 mi
- Buzztail Spring: 12.8 mi
- Iodone Springs: 13.9 mi
- Old Pedro: 14.0 mi
- Reed Pools: 14.0 mi
- Little Eden: 14.1 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 12.8 mi
- Crowley Park: 13.9 mi
- Millpond Recreation Area: 15.2 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 17.9 mi
- Bulpitt Park: 18.0 mi
- Twin Falls: 9.0 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 12.0 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 12.3 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 21.8 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.9 mi
- Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 20.3 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 20.6 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 20.7 mi
- Alkali Hot Springs: 20.8 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 9.9 mi
- Upper Gorge: 15.2 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 15.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 22.2 mi
- John Muir Rock: 10.9 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 14.0 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 16.9 mi
- Rock Monster: 19.4 mi
- Devils Postpile: 24.9 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 12.6 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 22.6 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 19.3 mi
- American Mule Museum: 20.5 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 21.4 mi
- Laws Railroad Museum: 23.3 mi
- Casa Diablo: 19.0 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Bear Creek Spire. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Humphreys | SE 142° | 4,263 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Morgan | NE 37° | 4,186 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Abbot | NW 323° | 4,176 m | 1.6 mi |
| Mount Gabb | WNW 287° | 4,168 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Tom | ESE 109° | 4,145 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Dade | NW 326° | 4,143 m | 1.2 mi |
| Mount Mills | NW 326° | 4,102 m | 2.2 mi |
| Mount Hilgard | W 261° | 4,060 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:01 | 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, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256653 — Bear Creek Spire, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358796790
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