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Bodie Mountain

Bodie Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bodie Mountain rises to 3,101 m in California. Excelsior Mountain stands 3,791 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Potato Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35728569, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3101 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.22658, -119.06987

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 38
Historic sites: 19
  • Machinery: 3.1 mi
  • Red Cloud Mining Equipment: 3.1 mi
  • Parr House: 3.3 mi
  • Carpenter Shop: 3.3 mi
  • Bottle Works (Site): 3.3 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Museums: 4
Parks: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 18.7 mi
  • South Tufa Area: 19.7 mi
  • Navy Beach: 19.9 mi
Hot springs: 4
  • Warm Springs: 16.4 mi
  • Walker River Hot Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Booker Hot Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Fales Hot Spring: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • The Elbow: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Bodie Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Excelsior MountainSW 223°3,791 m18.9 mi
Dunderberg PeakSW 225°3,774 m15.8 mi
Mount WarrenSSW 207°3,758 m18.4 mi
Twin PeaksWSW 238°3,756 m18.5 mi
Matterhorn PeakWSW 242°3,749.3 m19.3 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakWSW 237°3,731 m18.4 mi
The DragtoothWSW 243°3,695.4 m19.3 mi
Virginia PeakSW 235°3,657 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:08
June solstice05:3419:4420:24
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:1015:5916:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242529354351575650403124
Precip in1.81.51.31.01.10.60.60.60.20.51.01.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bodie California ST Historic P, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1658095 — Bodie Mountain, Mono County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358806139

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