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Copper Mountain

Copper Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Copper Mountain rises to 2,881 m in California. Mount Dana stands 3,976 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Jordan Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 9.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35735898, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2881 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.04509, -119.19531

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 35
Historic sites: 18
  • Avalanche of 1911: 1.7 mi
  • Little Bodie Monument: 7.3 mi
  • California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 7.4 mi
  • Lee Vining: 7.4 mi
  • Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Ghost towns: 7
Parks: 6
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Upside-Down House: 7.3 mi
  • South Tufa Area: 11.5 mi
  • Navy Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Perched Boulder: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 4
Museums: 4
Hot springs: 2
  • Warm Springs: 15.8 mi
  • Fales Hot Spring: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Copper Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DanaS 188°3,976 m10.1 mi
Mount GibbsS 184°3,893 m11.6 mi
Mount ConnessSW 232°3,825 m8.7 mi
Excelsior MountainWSW 257°3,791 m6.2 mi
Dunderberg PeakWNW 287°3,774 m4.5 mi
Mount WarrenSSW 202°3,758 m4.1 mi
Twin PeaksWNW 287°3,756 m9.3 mi
Matterhorn PeakWNW 288°3,749.3 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3519:4420:24
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:1016:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339455362696861514032
Precip in2.72.71.80.70.70.40.50.40.30.81.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LEE Vining, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 258707 — Copper Mountain, Mono County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797385

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