Bell Mountain
Bell Mountain rises to 2,425 m in California. Leavitt Peak stands 3,516 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Box Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tuolumne County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q35726844, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2425 m
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 23.5 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 21 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 21 mi
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bourland Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Burst Rock: 4.5 mi
- Hells Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Pinecrest Peak: 5.2 mi
- Mercur Peak: 6.8 mi
- Box Spring: 1.6 mi
- Sachse Spring: 6.2 mi
- Hull Creek Spring: 7.7 mi
- Camp Ida Spring: 8.5 mi
- Shingle Spring: 9.6 mi
- Jawbone Falls: 10.1 mi
- Wapama Falls: 15.1 mi
- Tueeulala Falls: 15.1 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 17.6 mi
- Preston Falls: 18.4 mi
- Tuolumne State Game Refuge: 13.1 mi
- Douglas Picnic Ground: 15.3 mi
- Willow Springs Park: 21.4 mi
- West Side Memorial Park: 21.6 mi
- White Pines Park: 24.2 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Oak Leaf: 20.6 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 23.0 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 23.3 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 23.4 mi
- Nature Museum: 18.7 mi
- Interpretive Center: 18.8 mi
- Tuolumne City Memorial Museum: 21.4 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park Visitor Center: 22.8 mi
- Sierra Nevada Logging Museum: 24.3 mi
- Beach 2: 4.7 mi
- Beach 1: 4.9 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 4.9 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 23.4 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 14.4 mi
- Heisler #2 Steam Engine: 21.6 mi
- Big Stump: 22.7 mi
- Campfire Center: 22.8 mi
- East Flange Rock: 10.4 mi
- McKays Point: 21.3 mi
- Bloods Point: 23.0 mi
- Calaveras South Grove Natural Preserve: 18.7 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park: 20.3 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 23.2 mi
- Strawberry: 6.0 mi
- Miner’s Camp: 23.8 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 6.8 mi
- Dedication Garden: 23.9 mi
- Peep Sight: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Bell Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leavitt Peak | ENE 57° | 3,516 m | 17.5 mi |
| Molo Mountain | ENE 68° | 3,302 m | 15.5 mi |
| Big Sam | ENE 71° | 3,299 m | 17.0 mi |
| Relief Peak | ENE 63° | 3,294 m | 13.6 mi |
| Molo Pinnacle | ENE 68° | 3,292 m | 15.0 mi |
| Kennedy Peak | ENE 65° | 3,267 m | 16.0 mi |
| Night Cap Peak | NE 49° | 3,243 m | 16.6 mi |
| Keyes Peak | E 92° | 3,242.7 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 9.6 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 8.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherry Valley DAM, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 218987 — Bell Mountain, Tuolumne County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358761655
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