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Crater Mountain

Crater Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Crater Mountain rises to 1,849 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fish Springs Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35736431, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1849 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.11371, -118.30050

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs
Historic sites: 11
  • Monola: 3.7 mi
  • Zurich: 5.2 mi
  • Aberdeen Station: 9.7 mi
  • Prospect: 9.9 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • First Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Second Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Triple Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Upper Gardiner Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Lower Gardiner Falls: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 13.7 mi
  • Rock Monster: 17.5 mi
  • Methuselah: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 18.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Crater Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PalisadeW 264°4,343 m11.9 mi
Starlight PeakW 264°4,323.7 m11.9 mi
Mount SillW 264°4,316 m11.2 mi
Polemonium PeakW 263°4,298.2 m11.8 mi
Middle PalisadeWSW 252°4,278.2 m9.8 mi
Split MountainSW 226°4,269 m9.3 mi
Thunderbolt PeakW 265°4,268 m12.0 mi
Disappointment PeakWSW 251°4,258.6 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:05
June solstice05:3419:3820:17
September equinox06:4218:1718:52
December solstice07:0416:0016:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358803868

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