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Modoc Peak

Modoc Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates37.78132, -118.49623

112 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
Springs: 31
Historic sites: 7
  • 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
Hot springs: 7
  • 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
Parks: 5
  • 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
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 3
  • Upper Gorge: 18.1 mi
  • The Wave: 22.8 mi
  • The Alcove: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Patriarch Grove Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakSE 128°4,344 m16.6 mi
The JumpoffENE 74°4,126 m8.2 mi
Mount DuboisE 89°4,126 m8.4 mi
Montgomery PeakENE 63°4,098 m8.6 mi
Boundary PeakENE 60°4,007 m9.1 mi
Mount BarcroftSE 135°3,979 m19.3 mi
Mount MorganSW 220°3,962 m24.3 mi
Esha PeakSW 221°3,953 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3319:4120:20
September equinox06:4318:1818:53
December solstice07:0715:5816:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 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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