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Cowtrack Mountain

Cowtrack Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cowtrack Mountain rises to 2,698 m in California. Mount Wood stands 3,858 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cowtrack Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 25 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q35736185, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,698 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.97882, -118.80902

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 36
Historic sites: 18
  • Mono Mills: 10.3 mi
  • Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 16.6 mi
  • Lee Vining: 17.0 mi
  • Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 18.6 mi
  • Catholic Church (site): 19.4 mi
Parks: 9
Hot springs: 6
  • Warm Springs: 6.2 mi
  • Little Creek Hot Springs: 20.0 mi
  • Alkali Hot Springs: 21.4 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 21.6 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Navy Beach: 11.8 mi
  • South Tufa Area: 12.2 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 17.0 mi
  • Perched Boulder: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 3
  • The Alcove: 14.3 mi
  • The Wave: 14.3 mi
  • Bodie Bluff: 19.6 mi
Museums: 2
  • Mono Basin Historical Society: 17.0 mi
  • Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Horsetail Falls: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Cowtrack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WoodWSW3,858 m22.7 mi
Mount LewisWSW3,765 m22.8 mi
Mount WarrenW3,758 m22.6 mi
Lee Vining PeakW3,565 m21.2 mi
Glass Mountain Ridge HPSSE3,402 m15.8 mi
Glass MountainSSE3,395 m15.1 mi
Mono DomeW3,235 m19.8 mi
Bodie MountainNW3,101 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:07
June solstice05:3419:4320:22
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0815:5916:40

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, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 258819 — Cowtrack Mountain, Mono County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797407

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