Deer Mountain
Deer Mountain rises to 2,666 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Inyo Craters, a peak 0.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Mono County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q35737304, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,666 m
How to reach it
- 19.1 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 19 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 20 mi
- Lembert Dome · 22 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Inyo Craters: 0.3 mi
- Deadman Dome: 1.0 mi
- Dry Creek Knoll: 2.0 mi
- Earthquake Dome: 2.3 mi
- White Wing Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Hartley Springs: 5.0 mi
- Big Springs: 5.3 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 6.4 mi
- Antelope Spring: 7.5 mi
- Bald Mountain Spring: 9.7 mi
- Mill City Mine: 5.5 mi
- Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Assay Office: 7.3 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 7.3 mi
- Air Compressor: 7.4 mi
- Community Center Park: 3.6 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 4.9 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 5.0 mi
- Trails End Park: 5.3 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 6.7 mi
- free natural hot pool: 6.4 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 9.3 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 10.4 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 11.4 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 11.6 mi
- Minarets Falls: 5.9 mi
- Twin Falls: 6.0 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 7.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 7.8 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 8.3 mi
- The Buttresses: 7.2 mi
- The Wave: 8.2 mi
- The Alcove: 8.2 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 11.0 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 12.9 mi
- Devils Postpile: 6.4 mi
- Perched Boulder: 6.7 mi
- Navy Beach: 16.7 mi
- South Tufa Area: 16.9 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 17.1 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 3.9 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 23.5 mi
- June Lake Beach: 7.3 mi
- Navy Beach: 16.8 mi
- Danburg Beach: 22.9 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 5.1 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 18.9 mi
- Mono Mills: 13.4 mi
- Bennettville: 21.4 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 3.2 mi
- Arch Rock: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Deer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | W 266° | 4,007 m | 10.3 mi |
| Banner Peak | W 269° | 3,940 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Wood | NW 312° | 3,858 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bloody Mountain | SSE 149° | 3,825 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Davis | W 276° | 3,740 m | 11.4 mi |
| Clyde Minaret | WSW 253° | 3,738 m | 9.2 mi |
| Michael Minaret | WSW 254° | 3,736 m | 9.5 mi |
| Ken Minaret | WSW 252° | 3,730 m | 9.3 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 | 07:08 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 259244 — Deer Mountain, Mono County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358797524
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 22 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 29 mi
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