Modoc Peak
Modoc Peak rises to 2,100 m in California. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Buscones Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49050823, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2100 m
How to reach it
112 named places within 25 miles
- Buscones Peak: 0.4 mi
- Pearce Peak: 0.5 mi
- Blind Spring Hill: 0.6 mi
- China Peak: 0.7 mi
- Anderson Peak: 0.8 mi
- Benton Hot Springs Source: 2.5 mi
- Yellowjacket Spring: 4.6 mi
- Antelope Spring: 8.0 mi
- Banner Springs: 8.5 mi
- Moran Spring: 10.1 mi
- Cousin Jack: 12.2 mi
- Cabin: 12.2 mi
- Champion Spark Plug Mine High Camp: 14.8 mi
- Tom's Place Monument: 18.2 mi
- Power Plant Ruin: 19.3 mi
- Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 17.0 mi
- Alkali Hot Springs: 17.4 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 18.6 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 18.6 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 19.9 mi
- Ida Lynn Parkinson Park: 2.8 mi
- Chalfant Park: 19.0 mi
- Crowley Park: 20.3 mi
- Clark Canyon: 22.8 mi
- Fish Lake Valley Park: 22.9 mi
- State Line: 2.8 mi
- Casa Diablo: 14.0 mi
- Basalt: 19.8 mi
- Arlemont: 23.0 mi
- Fish Lake Valley: 23.6 mi
- Upper Gorge: 18.1 mi
- The Wave: 22.8 mi
- The Alcove: 22.8 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 17.1 mi
- Patriarch Grove Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Modoc Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Mountain Peak | SE 128° | 4,344 m | 16.6 mi |
| The Jumpoff | ENE 74° | 4,126 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Dubois | E 89° | 4,126 m | 8.4 mi |
| Montgomery Peak | ENE 63° | 4,098 m | 8.6 mi |
| Boundary Peak | ENE 60° | 4,007 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Barcroft | SE 135° | 3,979 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mount Morgan | SW 220° | 3,962 m | 24.3 mi |
| Esha Peak | SW 221° | 3,953 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:58 | 16:39 |
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, 27 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659152 — Modoc Peak, Mono County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358806865
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