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Chocolate Mountain

Chocolate Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Chocolate Mountain rises to 2,300 m in California. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35734546, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2300 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.40854, -117.92732

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 39
Historic sites: 7
  • Cabin: 14.0 mi
  • Cabin: 14.1 mi
  • Cabin: 14.1 mi
  • Sulfur Mine: 18.9 mi
  • Nivloc Mill Site: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Methuselah: 13.3 mi
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 20.0 mi
Parks: 1
  • Fish Lake Valley Park: 21.8 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chocolate Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakNW 311°4,344 m23.8 mi
Mount BarcroftNW 304°3,979 m21.3 mi
Piute MountainWNW 298°3,827 m19.0 mi
Sheep MountainWNW 297°3,810 m17.9 mi
Campito MountainWNW 293°3,522 m16.3 mi
County Line HillWNW 287°3,429 m14.8 mi
Blanco MountainWNW 287°3,420 m13.5 mi
Clem Nelson PeakW 266°3,369 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2919:04
June solstice05:3219:3820:17
September equinox06:4018:1618:50
December solstice07:0315:5716:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323744505968757264524031
Precip in0.60.70.40.50.60.40.40.30.30.40.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358795616

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