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Mount Crocker

Mount Crocker, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Crocker rises to 3,797 m in California. Mount Morgan stands 4,186 m to the southeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Hopkins, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

Mount Crocker is a remote 12,458-foot-elevation (3,797-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States. It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness, on the boundary shared by Sierra National Forest with Inyo National Forest, and along the common border of Fresno County with Mono County. Crocker ranks as the 291st-highest summit in California. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 2,500 feet (760 meters) above McGee Creek in approximately one mile. It is nine miles northeast of Lake Thomas A Edison, and approximately 15 miles (24 km) southeast of the community of Mammoth Lakes.

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Wikidata Q49052379, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3797 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.48300, -118.82547

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 23
Historic sites: 17
Parks: 13
Hot springs: 11
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 11.4 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 11.4 mi
  • Hot Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 12.7 mi
  • Minaret Vista Picnic: 17.6 mi
  • Gull Lake Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Mount Crocker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MorganSE 137°4,186 m7.4 mi
Bear Creek SpireSSE 158°4,186 m8.6 mi
Mount AbbotSSE 162°4,176 m7.0 mi
Mount GabbS 170°4,168 m7.5 mi
Mount DadeSSE 160°4,143 m7.4 mi
Mount MillsSSE 162°4,102 m6.5 mi
Mount HilgardS 180°4,060 m8.5 mi
Royce PeakSSE 165°4,047 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:07
June solstice05:3519:4120:20
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0716:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 258924 — Mount Crocker, Mono County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358797440

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