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Center Mountain

Center Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Center Mountain rises to 3,431 m in California. Twin Peaks stands 3,756 m to the east-southeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawksbeak Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35733463, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3431.3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.14455, -119.48918

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 23
  • Buck Springs: 10.5 mi
  • Doe Springs: 10.6 mi
  • The Hot Springs: 15.8 mi
  • The Hot Springs: 15.8 mi
  • The Hot Springs: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 19
Historic sites: 8
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 10.7 mi
  • Little Bodie Monument: 16.5 mi
  • Avalanche of 1911: 18.9 mi
  • Soda Springs Cabin: 19.5 mi
  • California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 19.9 mi
Parks: 5
  • Bridgeport: 14.7 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 17.4 mi
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 20.3 mi
  • Mono Lake Park: 20.8 mi
  • Gus Hess Community Park: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Columns of the Giants: 21.6 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 15.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Center Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin PeaksESE 121°3,756 m8.2 mi
Matterhorn PeakESE 121°3,749.3 m6.8 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakESE 120°3,731 m8.5 mi
The DragtoothESE 119°3,695.4 m6.5 mi
Whorl MountainSE 130°3,667 m7.5 mi
Virginia PeakSE 127°3,657 m9.0 mi
Cleaver PeakESE 118°3,616.8 m5.8 mi
Blacksmith PeakESE 118°3,616.3 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3619:4620:25
September equinox06:4618:2218:57
December solstice07:1216:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796062

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