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Long Valley Caldera

Long Valley Caldera, seen from above at true elevation

Long Valley Caldera rises to 2,342 m in California. Red Slate Mountain stands 4,005 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gilbert Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 24 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2341.9 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.69470, -118.89697

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 30
Historic sites: 21
Hot springs: 12
  • Little Creek Hot Springs: 3.0 mi
  • Hot Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 4.4 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 5.5 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 5.5 mi
Parks: 10
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Minaret Vista Picnic: 9.3 mi
  • Gull Lake Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Long Valley Caldera. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Slate MountainS 173°4,005 m13.0 mi
Mount MorganSSE 153°3,962 m14.2 mi
Esha PeakSSE 156°3,953 m14.0 mi
Red and White MountainS 172°3,908 m15.0 mi
Mount BaldwinSSE 167°3,838 m11.5 mi
Bloody MountainS 183°3,825 m9.3 mi
Mount CrockerSSE 165°3,797 m15.1 mi
Mount MorrisonSSE 167°3,731 m9.5 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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1280139946

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