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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
2698 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.97882, -118.80902

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 41
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: 8
  • Warm Springs: 6.2 mi
  • Little Creek Hot Springs: 20.0 mi
  • Alkali Hot Springs: 21.4 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 21.6 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 21.6 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 22.8 miles of Cowtrack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WoodWSW 239°3,858 m22.7 mi
Mount LewisWSW 246°3,765 m22.8 mi
Mount WarrenW 272°3,758 m22.6 mi
Lee Vining PeakW 269°3,565 m21.2 mi
Glass Mountain Ridge HPSSE 159°3,402 m15.8 mi
Glass MountainSSE 159°3,395 m15.1 mi
Mono DomeW 266°3,235 m19.8 mi
Bodie MountainNW 320°3,101 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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