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Mineral Mountain

Mineral Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Mineral Mountain rises to 856 m in California. Blue Mountain stands 1,835 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mercer Caverns, a attraction 3.0 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Calaveras County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050498, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
856 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.18909, -120.45020

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Springs: 34
  • Lord Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Vine Spring: 9.2 mi
  • San Antonio Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Gold Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Oak Leaf Spring: 11.2 mi
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 14
Attractions: 11
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Oak Leaf: 11.0 mi
  • Heron Point Day Use: 14.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 14.6 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 14.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Beach 1: 24.9 mi
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 24.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 9.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 11.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Mineral Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainNNE 23°1,835 m11.6 mi
Thunder HillENE 66°1,824 m16.5 mi
Shumake KnollENE 73°1,799 m16.3 mi
Repeater HillENE 71°1,672 m13.2 mi
Crandall PeakE 97°1,664 m16.8 mi
Buck MountainNNE 18°1,566 m13.5 mi
Elizabeth PeakSE 128°1,486 m14.0 mi
Mount KnightE 97°1,458 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:4019:5020:29
September equinox06:5018:2619:00
December solstice07:1616:0416:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383840455261686762534337
Precip in10.69.88.54.62.80.90.10.10.42.95.29.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calaveras BIG Trees, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358802960

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