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Earthquake Dome

Earthquake Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Earthquake Dome rises to 2,850 m in California. Banner Peak stands 3,940 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dry Creek Knoll, 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 Q49026840, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2850 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.66632, -118.99986

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 31
Historic sites: 21
  • Mill City Mine: 3.2 mi
  • Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Assay Office: 5.0 mi
  • Mahan Cabin: 5.0 mi
  • Air Compressor: 5.1 mi
Hot springs: 11
  • free natural hot pool: 5.2 mi
  • Hot Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Little Creek Hot Springs: 8.8 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.3 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.3 mi
Parks: 9
Waterfalls: 9
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Minaret Vista Picnic: 3.4 mi
  • Gull Lake Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 21.3 mi
Museums: 2
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 21.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Earthquake Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Banner PeakW 281°3,940 m10.9 mi
Bloody MountainSE 145°3,825 m8.9 mi
Clyde MinaretW 268°3,738 m9.5 mi
Michael MinaretW 267°3,736 m9.8 mi
Mount MorrisonSE 133°3,731 m10.6 mi
Ken MinaretW 267°3,730 m9.5 mi
Eichorn MinaretW 268°3,730 m9.8 mi
Rice MinaretW 268°3,730 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3519:4320:22
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:0816:0116:42

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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 274726 — Earthquake Dome, Mono County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358802536

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