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Crystal Peak

Crystal Peak, a peak in California
Crystal Peak, a peak in CaliforniaJim Morefield from Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crystal Peak rises to 1,650 m in California. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is White Mountain City, a ghost town 3.1 miles away. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Inyo County, California, United States

Wikidata Q35736639, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1650 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.36995, -118.01876

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 40
Parks: 8
Historic sites: 7
  • Cabin: 8.9 mi
  • Cabin: 9.0 mi
  • Cabin: 9.0 mi
  • Zurich: 18.6 mi
  • Monola: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Methuselah: 8.1 mi
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crystal Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakNW 325°4,344 m22.4 mi
Mount BarcroftNW 319°3,979 m19.3 mi
Piute MountainNW 315°3,827 m16.5 mi
Sheep MountainNW 315°3,810 m15.4 mi
Campito MountainNW 312°3,522 m13.4 mi
County Line HillNW 308°3,429 m11.5 mi
Blanco MountainNW 310°3,420 m10.3 mi
Waucoba MountainS 179°3,392 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:04
June solstice05:3219:3820:17
September equinox06:4118:1618:51
December solstice07:0315:5816:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323744505968757264524031
Precip in0.60.70.40.50.60.40.40.30.30.40.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358816214

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