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Grouse Mountain

Grouse Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Grouse Mountain rises to 3,271 m in California. Twin Peaks stands 3,756 m to the southeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawksbeak Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in Mono County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49034132, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3271 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.16199, -119.48997

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 23
  • Buck Springs: 9.5 mi
  • Doe Springs: 9.5 mi
  • The Hot Springs: 15.4 mi
  • The Hot Springs: 15.5 mi
  • The Hot Springs: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 19
Historic sites: 8
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 10.1 mi
  • Little Bodie Monument: 16.6 mi
  • Avalanche of 1911: 19.4 mi
  • Soda Springs Cabin: 20.7 mi
  • California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 20.8 mi
Parks: 7
  • Bridgeport: 13.5 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 16.2 mi
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 19.5 mi
  • Mono Lake Park: 21.4 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Columns of the Giants: 20.9 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 13.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Grouse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin PeaksSE 127°3,756 m9.0 mi
Matterhorn PeakSE 129°3,749.3 m7.6 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakSE 126°3,731 m9.2 mi
The DragtoothSE 128°3,695.4 m7.2 mi
Whorl MountainSE 136°3,667 m8.4 mi
Virginia PeakSE 133°3,657 m9.8 mi
Cleaver PeakSE 127°3,616.8 m6.5 mi
Blacksmith PeakSE 127°3,616.3 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3619:4620:25
September equinox06:4618:2218:57
December solstice07:1216:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936424958646256453628
Precip in2.01.50.90.60.70.40.50.40.20.70.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 224666 — Grouse Mountain, Mono County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358766955

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