Long Valley Caldera
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
- 2,341.9 m
How to reach it
- 24.1 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 25 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 25 mi
- Lembert Dome · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gilbert Peak: 0.6 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Dry Creek Knoll: 5.0 mi
- Mammoth Knolls: 5.1 mi
- Earthquake Dome: 6.0 mi
- Antelope Spring: 1.5 mi
- Big Springs: 4.6 mi
- Ford Spring: 6.6 mi
- Bald Mountain Spring: 6.8 mi
- McLaughlin Springs: 7.5 mi
- Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location): 4.3 mi
- Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Convict Lake: 7.3 mi
- Mill City Mine: 7.4 mi
- Air Compressor: 8.6 mi
- Trails End Park: 4.8 mi
- Community Center Park: 5.6 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 5.6 mi
- Clark Canyon: 6.6 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 7.1 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 3.0 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 4.4 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 5.5 mi
- Alkali Hot Springs: 6.5 mi
- Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 7.4 mi
- The Wave: 6.5 mi
- The Alcove: 6.6 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 8.0 mi
- The Buttresses: 11.9 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 16.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 8.4 mi
- Minarets Falls: 11.2 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 11.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 12.1 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 12.6 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 11.3 mi
- Devils Postpile: 11.3 mi
- Perched Boulder: 11.4 mi
- Navy Beach: 18.3 mi
- South Tufa Area: 18.6 mi
- 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
- Mono Mills: 13.8 mi
- Casa Diablo: 20.3 mi
- State Line: 24.5 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 5.5 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 21.9 mi
- June Lake Beach: 11.6 mi
- Navy Beach: 18.4 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 4.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Slate Mountain | S 173° | 4,005 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Morgan | SSE 153° | 3,962 m | 14.2 mi |
| Esha Peak | SSE 156° | 3,953 m | 14.0 mi |
| Red and White Mountain | S 172° | 3,908 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Baldwin | SSE 167° | 3,838 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bloody Mountain | S 183° | 3,825 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Crocker | SSE 165° | 3,797 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Morrison | SSE 167° | 3,731 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1280139946
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- Mono Lake · 23 mi
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