Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain rises to 1,835 m in California. Mokelumne Peak stands 2,837 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q35728330, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1835 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Liberty Vista Point · 13 mi
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Fort Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Bald Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Manuel Peak: 6.9 mi
- Cougar Rock: 7.8 mi
- White Pines Park: 5.4 mi
- Sandy Gulch State Historic Landmark: 9.4 mi
- Leach Field: 9.5 mi
- Sandy Gulch Field Baseball Park: 9.5 mi
- West Point State Historic Landmark: 9.7 mi
- San Antonio Spring: 4.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 5.5 mi
- Oak Leaf Spring: 7.7 mi
- Cottage Spring: 8.2 mi
- Sugar Spring: 8.3 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park Visitor Center: 5.4 mi
- Sierra Nevada Logging Museum: 5.4 mi
- Amador County Model Railroad Museum: 16.0 mi
- Chaw'se Regional Indian Museum: 16.0 mi
- Nature Center and Observatory: 19.7 mi
- Murphys: 15.1 mi
- Vallecito Western Mine: 18.8 mi
- Mark Twain Monument: 21.0 mi
- Strawberry: 21.5 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 21.5 mi
- Campfire Center: 5.4 mi
- Big Stump: 5.5 mi
- California Caverns: 12.4 mi
- Mercer Caverns: 14.6 mi
- Murphys Pokey: 15.2 mi
- Oak Leaf: 7.5 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 21.6 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 22.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 24.7 mi
- McKays Point: 7.8 mi
- Calaveras Dome: 12.5 mi
- Bloods Point: 19.0 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 22.7 mi
- Beach 1: 22.7 mi
- Beach 2: 22.9 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park: 7.6 mi
- Calaveras South Grove Natural Preserve: 9.4 mi
- Middle Bar: 21.1 mi
- Carson Hill: 23.0 mi
- F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 19.5 mi
- Natural Bridge: 20.8 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Blue Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mokelumne Peak | NE 47° | 2,837 m | 19.9 mi |
| Bear Top | ENE 59° | 2,589 m | 19.6 mi |
| Koala Top | ENE 60° | 2,523 m | 20.4 mi |
| Flagpole Point | ENE 60° | 2,413 m | 16.0 mi |
| Osborne Hill | ENE 64° | 2,381 m | 20.8 mi |
| Leek Spring Hill | NNE 13° | 2,323 m | 20.4 mi |
| Liberty Hill | E 83° | 2,302 m | 14.4 mi |
| Sapps Hill | ENE 75° | 2,225 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:50 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:03 | 16:45 |
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 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 10.6 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 9.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calaveras BIG Trees, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358799774
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