Granite Stairway
Granite Stairway rises to 2,835 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the north-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Rainbow Falls, a waterfall 2.0 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49032895, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,835 m
How to reach it
- 21.3 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 21 mi
- Lembert Dome · 23 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 24 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lion Point: 2.1 mi
- Iron Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Red Top Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Red Cones: 3.7 mi
- The Watchtower: 4.1 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 7.3 mi
- Mill City Mine: 7.4 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 7.5 mi
- Assay Office: 7.5 mi
- Bunkhouses: 7.6 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 2.0 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 2.4 mi
- Minarets Falls: 3.7 mi
- Twin Falls: 6.5 mi
- Granite Creek Falls: 10.1 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 3.3 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 7.1 mi
- Hartley Springs: 12.8 mi
- Big Springs: 14.8 mi
- Antelope Spring: 14.8 mi
- The Buttresses: 2.4 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 4.4 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 13.5 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 15.9 mi
- The Wave: 17.7 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 7.5 mi
- Community Center Park: 8.8 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 9.2 mi
- Trails End Park: 10.1 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 12.9 mi
- free natural hot pool: 3.3 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 7.1 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 16.9 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 16.9 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 18.4 mi
- Devils Postpile: 3.1 mi
- Perched Boulder: 13.3 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 19.4 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 22.2 mi
- Navy Beach: 24.6 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 5.6 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 17.8 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- June Lake Beach: 14.2 mi
- Navy Beach: 24.6 mi
- Mono Mills: 22.2 mi
- Bennettville: 24.8 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 9.4 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Arch Rock: 13.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Granite Stairway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | NNW 328° | 4,007 m | 7.6 mi |
| Banner Peak | NNW 332° | 3,940 m | 7.9 mi |
| Electra Peak | NW 316° | 3,792 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Davis | NNW 328° | 3,740 m | 9.7 mi |
| Clyde Minaret | NNW 330° | 3,738 m | 5.2 mi |
| Michael Minaret | NNW 327° | 3,736 m | 5.3 mi |
| Ken Minaret | NNW 329° | 3,730 m | 5.0 mi |
| Eichorn Minaret | NNW 328° | 3,730 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:01 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358797971
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 25 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 26 mi
- Mono Lake · 30 mi
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