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Bear Dome

Bear Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Dome rises to 3,026 m in California. Bear Creek Spire stands 4,186 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Infant Buttes, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q35726493, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,026 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.33028, -118.95088

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 16
  • China Camp: 6.5 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 11.2 mi
  • 786 Squadron Memorial: 12.6 mi
  • Log Cabin: 12.8 mi
  • Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 3.2 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 16.7 mi
  • Dowville Picnic Site: 17.0 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
  • Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Twin Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Rancheria Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Line Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
Springs: 10
  • Iodone Springs: 3.6 mi
  • Old Pedro: 3.6 mi
  • Reed Pools: 3.6 mi
  • Little Eden: 3.8 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 14.4 mi
Parks: 10
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 5
Hot springs: 5
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 14.5 mi
  • free natural hot pool: 21.0 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 23.8 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 24.6 mi
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 25.0 mi
Museums: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 19.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Bear Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear Creek SpireENE4,186 m10.4 mi
Mount AbbotENE4,176 m9.9 mi
Mount GabbENE4,168 m8.7 mi
Mount DadeENE4,143 m10.1 mi
Mount MillsENE4,102 m9.9 mi
Mount HilgardENE4,060 m7.1 mi
Royce PeakE4,047 m9.9 mi
Feather PeakE4,039 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3619:4220:20
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0716:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343436404654616256474035
Precip in8.57.86.84.02.40.70.70.10.42.33.96.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796796

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