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Bell Mountain

Bell Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.14881, -119.92157

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 30
Waterfalls: 10
Parks: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • 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
Museums: 5
Beaches: 4
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 6.8 mi
Gardens: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Leavitt PeakENE 57°3,516 m17.5 mi
Molo MountainENE 68°3,302 m15.5 mi
Big SamENE 71°3,299 m17.0 mi
Relief PeakENE 63°3,294 m13.6 mi
Molo PinnacleENE 68°3,292 m15.0 mi
Kennedy PeakENE 65°3,267 m16.0 mi
Night Cap PeakNE 49°3,243 m16.6 mi
Keyes PeakE 92°3,242.7 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3819:4720:27
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1316:0216:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144495766747367574740
Precip in9.68.37.43.92.60.80.30.10.42.74.68.3

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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