Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain rises to 2,543 m in California. Mount Wood stands 3,858 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Crestview Rest Area, a rest area 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 Q49046585, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,543 m
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 21 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 21 mi
- Lembert Dome · 24 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gilbert Peak: 3.1 mi
- Long Valley Caldera: 3.6 mi
- Deadman Dome: 4.0 mi
- Glass Creek Dome: 4.0 mi
- Dry Creek Knoll: 4.1 mi
- Big Springs: 1.6 mi
- Antelope Spring: 5.1 mi
- Bald Mountain Spring: 5.7 mi
- Hartley Springs: 5.7 mi
- Ford Spring: 6.8 mi
- Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location): 7.8 mi
- Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Mill City Mine: 7.9 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 8.0 mi
- Assay Office: 9.6 mi
- Clark Canyon: 4.6 mi
- Community Center Park: 5.7 mi
- Trails End Park: 6.1 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 6.5 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 7.4 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 6.3 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 8.0 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 9.0 mi
- Alkali Hot Springs: 9.9 mi
- free natural hot pool: 10.2 mi
- The Wave: 4.5 mi
- The Alcove: 4.6 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 11.0 mi
- The Buttresses: 11.1 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 16.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 8.8 mi
- Minarets Falls: 9.9 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 10.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 11.5 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 12.1 mi
- Perched Boulder: 7.8 mi
- Devils Postpile: 10.4 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 14.9 mi
- Navy Beach: 15.2 mi
- South Tufa Area: 15.4 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 8.0 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- June Lake Beach: 8.0 mi
- Navy Beach: 15.3 mi
- Danburg Beach: 22.3 mi
- Mono Mills: 11.0 mi
- Bennettville: 22.3 mi
- Casa Diablo: 23.8 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 6.5 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 18.5 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 1.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wood | WNW 295° | 3,858 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bloody Mountain | S 169° | 3,825 m | 11.8 mi |
| Clyde Minaret | WSW 249° | 3,738 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Morrison | SSE 157° | 3,731 m | 12.6 mi |
| Ken Minaret | WSW 248° | 3,730 m | 13.3 mi |
| Rice Minaret | WSW 250° | 3,730 m | 13.4 mi |
| Eichorn Minaret | WSW 250° | 3,730 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bedayan Minaret | WSW 250° | 3,690 m | 13.5 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 | 20:22 |
| 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798624
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- Mono Lake · 20 mi
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