Crater Mountain
Crater Mountain rises to 2,786 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mono Mills, a historic site 2.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q35736439, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,786 m
How to reach it
- 13.8 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 14 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 15 mi
- Lembert Dome · 19 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Aeolian Buttes: 3.4 mi
- Panum Crater: 4.1 mi
- North Crater Panum Crater: 4.2 mi
- Indiana Summit: 6.5 mi
- Williams Butte: 6.5 mi
- Simons Spring: 7.3 mi
- Hartley Springs: 7.9 mi
- Sagehen Spring: 8.1 mi
- Pilot Spring: 8.2 mi
- Gaspipe Spring: 8.7 mi
- Mono Mills: 2.7 mi
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 4.6 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 6.3 mi
- Lee Vining: 8.1 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 12.0 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 10.4 mi
- Minarets Falls: 17.1 mi
- Twin Falls: 18.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 19.5 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 20.1 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 5.7 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 8.0 mi
- Clark Canyon: 8.0 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 8.4 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 12.1 mi
- Warm Springs: 11.7 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 15.8 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 17.9 mi
- free natural hot pool: 18.3 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 18.3 mi
- The Alcove: 8.0 mi
- The Wave: 8.0 mi
- Dore Cliff: 16.3 mi
- The Buttresses: 18.9 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 21.8 mi
- Navy Beach: 4.4 mi
- South Tufa Area: 4.6 mi
- Perched Boulder: 7.5 mi
- Upside-Down House: 8.3 mi
- Devils Postpile: 18.0 mi
- Mono Mills: 2.7 mi
- Bennettville: 14.4 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 20.5 mi
- Dog Town: 22.7 mi
- Bodie: 23.1 mi
- Navy Beach: 4.5 mi
- June Lake Beach: 6.6 mi
- Danburg Beach: 11.8 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 15.6 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 16.9 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 23.0 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 10.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Crater Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | SW 219° | 4,007 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Dana | W 277° | 3,976 m | 11.8 mi |
| Kuna Peak | WSW 248° | 3,958 m | 11.9 mi |
| Koip Peak | WSW 247° | 3,954 m | 11.5 mi |
| Banner Peak | SW 219° | 3,940 m | 16.2 mi |
| Parker Peak | WSW 245° | 3,919 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Gibbs | W 270° | 3,893 m | 11.2 mi |
| Blacktop Peak | WSW 241° | 3,881 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LEE Vining, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 258892 — Crater Mountain, Mono County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358797428
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 10 mi
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