Dry Creek Knoll
Dry Creek Knoll rises to 2,695 m in California. Bloody Mountain stands 3,825 m to the south-southeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Earthquake Dome, a peak 1.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49025886, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,695 m
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 21 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 22 mi
- Lembert Dome · 24 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Earthquake Dome: 1.1 mi
- Mammoth Knolls: 1.4 mi
- Inyo Craters: 1.7 mi
- Deer Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Deadman Dome: 2.9 mi
- Big Springs: 5.6 mi
- Antelope Spring: 5.9 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 6.3 mi
- Hartley Springs: 6.9 mi
- Bald Mountain Spring: 9.8 mi
- Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Mill City Mine: 4.0 mi
- Assay Office: 5.8 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 5.8 mi
- Air Compressor: 5.8 mi
- Community Center Park: 1.8 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 3.1 mi
- Trails End Park: 3.3 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 3.5 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 8.6 mi
- free natural hot pool: 6.3 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 7.9 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 8.7 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 10.0 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 10.2 mi
- Twin Falls: 4.8 mi
- Minarets Falls: 6.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 7.5 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 8.0 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 9.7 mi
- Devils Postpile: 6.5 mi
- Perched Boulder: 8.7 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 15.3 mi
- Navy Beach: 18.3 mi
- South Tufa Area: 18.5 mi
- The Buttresses: 7.2 mi
- The Wave: 8.6 mi
- The Alcove: 8.6 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 9.0 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 12.4 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 4.4 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 22.1 mi
- June Lake Beach: 9.2 mi
- Navy Beach: 18.3 mi
- Danburg Beach: 24.7 mi
- Mono Mills: 14.5 mi
- Bennettville: 23.4 mi
- Casa Diablo: 24.6 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 3.2 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 20.7 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 3.8 mi
- Arch Rock: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Dry Creek Knoll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloody Mountain | SSE 152° | 3,825 m | 9.2 mi |
| Clyde Minaret | W 263° | 3,738 m | 10.4 mi |
| Michael Minaret | W 263° | 3,736 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Morrison | SE 139° | 3,731 m | 10.7 mi |
| Ken Minaret | W 262° | 3,730 m | 10.4 mi |
| Rice Minaret | W 264° | 3,730 m | 10.6 mi |
| Eichorn Minaret | W 264° | 3,730 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bedayan Minaret | W 264° | 3,690 m | 10.6 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 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 274727 — Dry Creek Knoll, Mono County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358802538
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 23 mi
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