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Cattle Mountain

Cattle Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cattle Mountain rises to 2,422 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Junction Butte, a peak 2.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q35733299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2422 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.51842, -119.23233

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 33
Historic sites: 18
  • Chetwood Cabin: 5.8 mi
  • Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 6.3 mi
  • China Camp: 13.9 mi
  • Mahan Cabin: 14.3 mi
  • Assay Office: 14.3 mi
Springs: 14
  • Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 11.1 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 11.6 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 11.6 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 11.7 mi
  • Old Pedro: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 11
  • Minaret Vista Picnic: 13.4 mi
  • Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 17.0 mi
  • Gull Lake Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • Dowville Picnic Site: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 9
Parks: 8
Hot springs: 7
  • free natural hot pool: 11.1 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 11.5 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 11.5 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 11.7 mi
  • Hot Spring: 21.5 mi
Museums: 7
Nature reserves: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 5.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • June Lake Beach: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Cattle Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RitterN 9°4,007 m11.9 mi
Banner PeakN 9°3,940 m12.5 mi
Electra PeakN 353°3,791.8 m13.0 mi
Clyde MinaretNNE 18°3,738 m10.3 mi
Michael MinaretNNE 16°3,736 m10.2 mi
Ken MinaretNNE 18°3,730 m10.2 mi
Eichorn MinaretNNE 17°3,730 m10.3 mi
Rice MinaretNNE 16°3,730 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3719:4320:22
September equinox06:4618:2118:55
December solstice07:0916:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797207

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