Peak · California
Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain rises to 3,432 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cardinal Pinnacle, a peak 4.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,432 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.24683, -118.51519
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cardinal Pinnacle: 4.6 mi
- The Hunchback: 4.7 mi
- Round Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Table Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Grouse Mountain: 5.8 mi
Springs: 22
- Grouse Spring: 8.1 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 9.7 mi
- Artesian Well: 12.9 mi
- Wam Springs: 13.4 mi
- Wilkerson Springs: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 10
Parks: 9
- Starlite Playground and Park: 5.5 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 8.9 mi
- Bulpitt Park: 8.9 mi
- Millpond Recreation Area: 9.2 mi
- Bishop City Park: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Second Falls: 8.5 mi
- First Falls: 9.3 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 15.7 mi
- Triple Falls: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Chalk Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Great Cliffs: 16.7 mi
- Windy Cliff: 17.0 mi
- Upper Gorge: 19.6 mi
- Muro Blanco: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Piñyon Picnic Area Nature Trail: 18.9 mi
- Schulman Grove Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Museums: 3
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 9.6 mi
- American Mule Museum: 10.6 mi
- Laws Railroad Museum: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 3
- Rock Monster: 10.8 mi
- John Muir Rock: 17.1 mi
- Methuselah: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 1
- Bishop Community Garden: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Casa Diablo: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Lookout Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Palisade | S 180° | 4,343 m | 10.5 mi |
| Starlight Peak | S 180° | 4,324 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Sill | S 176° | 4,316 m | 10.4 mi |
| Polemonium Peak | S 179° | 4,298 m | 10.6 mi |
| Thunderbolt Peak | S 181° | 4,268 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Humphreys | W 281° | 4,263 m | 8.8 mi |
| Barrett Peak | S 178° | 4,258 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Agassiz | S 185° | 4,235 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:40 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 262898 — Lookout Mountain, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358798623
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