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Laurel Mountain

Laurel Mountain rises to 3,604 m in California. Mount Mills stands 4,102 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sevehah Cliff, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 29 miles off.

The story

Laurel Mountain is a peak in Mono County, California. It lies in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada and is in the Inyo National Forest and the John Muir Wilderness. It reaches a height of 11,818 feet (3,602 m) and is largely composed of metamorphic rock caused by contact with an intruding pluton in the late Cretaceous.

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Wikidata Q6499918, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3604 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.58026, -118.89144

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 29
Historic sites: 18
Hot springs: 11
  • Hot Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 6.6 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 7.7 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 7.7 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 7
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Minaret Vista Picnic: 10.7 mi
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 16.3 mi
  • Gull Lake Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • June Lake Beach: 17.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Laurel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MillsSSE 157°4,102 m14.0 mi
Ruby PeakSSE 153°4,021 m13.3 mi
Red Slate MountainSSE 166°4,005 m5.2 mi
Mount MorganSE 128°3,962 m7.7 mi
Esha PeakSE 132°3,953 m7.3 mi
Red and White MountainSSE 165°3,908 m7.2 mi
Mount StanfordSE 140°3,908 m8.2 mi
Mount StarrSSE 147°3,906 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3519:4220:21
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798464

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