Minaret Summit
Minaret Summit rises to 2,824 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the west-northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Minaret Vista Picnic, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain pass in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q6863199, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,824 m
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 20 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 21 mi
- Lembert Dome · 22 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mammoth Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Lincoln Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Earthquake Dome: 3.4 mi
- Inyo Craters: 3.6 mi
- Deer Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 2.7 mi
- Hartley Springs: 7.8 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 8.7 mi
- Big Springs: 9.2 mi
- Antelope Spring: 10.2 mi
- Mill City Mine: 4.4 mi
- Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Assay Office: 5.8 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 5.8 mi
- Air Compressor: 5.9 mi
- Minarets Falls: 1.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 4.0 mi
- Twin Falls: 4.1 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 4.5 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 8.2 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 4.0 mi
- Community Center Park: 4.2 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 5.3 mi
- Trails End Park: 6.2 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 8.5 mi
- The Buttresses: 3.4 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 9.2 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 11.2 mi
- The Wave: 12.2 mi
- The Alcove: 12.2 mi
- Devils Postpile: 2.5 mi
- Perched Boulder: 8.8 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 18.9 mi
- Navy Beach: 19.8 mi
- South Tufa Area: 19.9 mi
- free natural hot pool: 2.7 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 8.8 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 12.1 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 12.7 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 14.1 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 0.0 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 20.9 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 5.5 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 21.2 mi
- June Lake Beach: 9.6 mi
- Navy Beach: 19.8 mi
- Mono Mills: 16.9 mi
- Bennettville: 22.3 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 7.2 mi
- Arch Rock: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Minaret Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | WNW 287° | 4,007 m | 7.9 mi |
| Banner Peak | WNW 291° | 3,940 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bloody Mountain | SE 128° | 3,825 m | 10.7 mi |
| Electra Peak | WNW 287° | 3,792 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Davis | WNW 295° | 3,740 m | 9.6 mi |
| Clyde Minaret | W 273° | 3,738 m | 6.2 mi |
| Michael Minaret | W 272° | 3,736 m | 6.5 mi |
| Ken Minaret | W 271° | 3,730 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 263666 — Minaret Summit, Madera County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358798826
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 25 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 27 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 28 mi
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