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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
2,881 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.04509, -119.19531

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 30
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: 13
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 DanaS3,976 m10.1 mi
Mount GibbsS3,893 m11.6 mi
Mount ConnessSW3,825 m8.7 mi
Excelsior MountainWSW3,791 m6.2 mi
Dunderberg PeakWNW3,774 m4.5 mi
Mount WarrenSSW3,758 m4.1 mi
Twin PeaksWNW3,756 m9.3 mi
Matterhorn PeakWNW3,749 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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