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Lookout Mountain

Lookout Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
2543 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.72882, -118.94764

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 31
Historic sites: 18
Hot springs: 12
  • Little Creek Hot Springs: 6.3 mi
  • Hot Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 8.0 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 9.0 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 9.0 mi
Parks: 10
Waterfalls: 8
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WoodWNW 295°3,858 m13.1 mi
Bloody MountainS 169°3,825 m11.8 mi
Clyde MinaretWSW 249°3,738 m13.2 mi
Mount MorrisonSSE 157°3,731 m12.6 mi
Ken MinaretWSW 248°3,730 m13.3 mi
Rice MinaretWSW 250°3,730 m13.4 mi
Eichorn MinaretWSW 250°3,730 m13.5 mi
Bedayan MinaretWSW 250°3,690 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3519:4220:22
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/358798624

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