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Bush Mountain

Bush Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bush Mountain rises to 2,701 m in California. The Dragtooth stands 3,695 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Volcanic Butte, a peak 1.3 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q35730874, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,700.9 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.32288, -119.39412

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 26
Historic sites: 12
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 6.8 mi
  • Clinton: 11.7 mi
  • Nugent Cabin: 11.9 mi
  • Little Bodie Monument: 16.4 mi
  • Red Cloud Mining Equipment: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Parks: 6
  • Bridgeport: 7.2 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 9.1 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 13.2 mi
  • Walker Community Park: 13.9 mi
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Columns of the Giants: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 2.0 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Bush Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The DragtoothS3,695 m15.5 mi
Cleaver PeakS3,617 m15.1 mi
Blacksmith PeakS3,616 m14.9 mi
The DoodadS3,606 m15.5 mi
Eagle PeakS3,603 m9.9 mi
The Three TeethS3,595 m15.4 mi
Tower PeakSW3,582 m14.9 mi
Hunewill PeakSSW3,562 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3519:4620:25
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1216:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936424958646256453628
Precip in2.01.50.90.60.70.40.50.40.20.70.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 220263 — Bush Mountain, Mono County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358762806

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