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Long Mountain

Long Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Long Mountain rises to 3,503 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the east-northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Foerster Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49046408, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3503 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.66716, -119.29486

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 45
Historic sites: 23
Cliffs: 16
Springs: 14
Attractions: 13
Picnic sites: 9
Parks: 8
Hot springs: 6
  • free natural hot pool: 12.6 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.5 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.5 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.7 mi
  • Hot Spring: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Long Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RitterENE 74°4,007 m5.4 mi
Mount LyellNNE 14°3,993 m5.2 mi
Rodgers PeakNNE 27°3,956 m4.5 mi
Banner PeakENE 70°3,940 m5.8 mi
Mount MaclureN 9°3,933 m5.4 mi
Mount FlorenceNNW 347°3,822.9 m5.2 mi
Simmons PeakN 0°3,804 m6.5 mi
Electra PeakNE 36°3,791.8 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3719:4420:23
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:0916:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272529344049555349423326
Precip in6.24.04.22.01.70.60.50.50.51.73.14.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuolumne Meadows RS, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 262862 — Long Mountain, Madera County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798616

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