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Dry Creek Knoll

Dry Creek Knoll, seen from above at true elevation

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
2695 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.67799, -118.98597

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 31
Historic sites: 20
  • 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
Hot springs: 12
  • free natural hot pool: 6.3 mi
  • Hot Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Little Creek Hot Springs: 7.9 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 8.7 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 10.0 mi
Parks: 10
Waterfalls: 9
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bloody MountainSSE 152°3,825 m9.2 mi
Clyde MinaretW 263°3,738 m10.4 mi
Michael MinaretW 263°3,736 m10.7 mi
Mount MorrisonSE 139°3,731 m10.7 mi
Ken MinaretW 262°3,730 m10.4 mi
Rice MinaretW 264°3,730 m10.6 mi
Eichorn MinaretW 264°3,730 m10.6 mi
Bedayan MinaretW 264°3,690 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3519:4320:22
September equinox06:4518:2018:54
December solstice07:0816:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

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

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