Skip to content

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
3,431.3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.14455, -119.48918

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 20
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 9.6 miles of Center Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin PeaksESE3,756 m8.2 mi
Matterhorn PeakESE3,749 m6.8 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakESE3,731 m8.5 mi
The DragtoothESE3,695 m6.5 mi
Whorl MountainSE3,667 m7.5 mi
Virginia PeakSE3,657 m9.0 mi
Cleaver PeakESE3,617 m5.8 mi
Blacksmith PeakESE3,616 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 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, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796062

More peaks in California

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Center Mountain.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens