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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
3026 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
Waterfalls: 12
  • 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
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
Springs: 12
  • 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
Hot springs: 9
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 14.5 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 14.6 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 14.6 mi
  • free natural hot pool: 21.0 mi
  • Hot Spring: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 5
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 SpireENE 75°4,186 m10.4 mi
Mount AbbotENE 67°4,176 m9.9 mi
Mount GabbENE 68°4,168 m8.7 mi
Mount DadeENE 69°4,143 m10.1 mi
Mount MillsENE 63°4,102 m9.9 mi
Mount HilgardENE 73°4,060 m7.1 mi
Royce PeakE 95°4,047 m9.9 mi
Feather PeakE 92°4,039 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 5080 °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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