Granite Mountain
Granite Mountain rises to 2,720 m in California. The Jumpoff stands 4,126 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dexter Creek Spring, a spring 3.8 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 26 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49032742, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,720 m
How to reach it
- 26.5 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 26 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cowtrack Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Sagehen Peak: 6.2 mi
- Black Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Glass Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Glass Mountain Ridge HP: 11.5 mi
- Dexter Creek Spring: 3.8 mi
- Baxter Spring: 4.4 mi
- Gaspipe Spring: 4.7 mi
- Cowtrack Spring: 5.0 mi
- Indian Spring: 5.2 mi
- Mono Mills: 10.6 mi
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 17.6 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 18.1 mi
- Lee Vining: 19.1 mi
- Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location): 20.4 mi
- Clark Canyon: 12.1 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 15.8 mi
- Ida Lynn Parkinson Park: 17.5 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 19.2 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 19.7 mi
- Warm Springs: 10.2 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 16.6 mi
- Alkali Hot Springs: 17.6 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 17.9 mi
- Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 18.2 mi
- Navy Beach: 13.6 mi
- South Tufa Area: 14.1 mi
- Upside-Down House: 19.1 mi
- Perched Boulder: 19.1 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 21.9 mi
- The Alcove: 12.1 mi
- The Wave: 12.2 mi
- Bodie Bluff: 23.9 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 24.6 mi
- Mono Mills: 10.6 mi
- State Line: 17.6 mi
- Bodie: 23.8 mi
- Navy Beach: 13.7 mi
- June Lake Beach: 18.5 mi
- Danburg Beach: 20.8 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 19.1 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 22.5 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 23.8 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 24.3 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Granite Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Jumpoff | ESE 108° | 4,126 m | 24.1 mi |
| Montgomery Peak | ESE 105° | 4,098 m | 23.4 mi |
| Boundary Peak | ESE 103° | 4,007 m | 23.5 mi |
| Parker Peak | WSW 251° | 3,919 m | 23.8 mi |
| Mount Wood | WSW 250° | 3,858 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Lewis | WSW 256° | 3,765 m | 23.5 mi |
| Lee Vining Peak | W 278° | 3,565 m | 23.5 mi |
| San Joaquin Mountain | SW 232° | 3,522 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:42 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:59 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LEE Vining, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358799838
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 14 mi
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