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Mount Dade

Mount Dade, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Dade rises to 4,143 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the southeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Abbot, a peak 0.4 miles away.

About

The story

Mount Dade is a 13,606 feet (4,147 m) mountain 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 between Sierra National Forest and Inyo National Forest, and along the common border of Fresno County with Inyo County. It is one mile west of Dade Lake, and approximately 22 miles (35 km) west of the community of Bishop. Nearby neighbors include Mount Abbot, 0.4 mile to the northwest, and Bear Creek Spire 1.2 mile to the southeast. The USGS probably named this peak during a 1907–09 survey, and the first ascent was made August 19, 1911, by Liston and McKeen, of Fresno.

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Wikidata Q49052405, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4143 m
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Coordinates37.38196, -118.77949
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 20
  • Buzztail Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Iodone Springs: 13.5 mi
  • Old Pedro: 13.6 mi
  • Reed Pools: 13.6 mi
  • Little Eden: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Log Cabin: 2.8 mi
  • Tom's Place Monument: 13.5 mi
  • Power Plant Ruin: 14.5 mi
  • China Camp: 15.2 mi
  • Convict Lake: 15.2 mi
Parks: 14
  • Crowley Park: 13.0 mi
  • Starlite Playground and Park: 13.7 mi
  • Millpond Recreation Area: 15.8 mi
  • Izaak Walton Park: 18.6 mi
  • Bulpitt Park: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Twin Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Twin Falls: 20.3 mi
Hot springs: 11
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.8 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.0 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.0 mi
  • Hot Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 12.0 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 23.1 mi
  • Minaret Vista Picnic: 24.4 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 21.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Mount Dade. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysSE 143°4,263 m9.7 mi
Bear Creek SpireSE 146°4,186 m1.2 mi
Mount MorganENE 58°4,186 m3.0 mi
Mount AbbotNW 316°4,176 m0.4 mi
Mount GabbWSW 254°4,168 m1.3 mi
Mount TomESE 114°4,145 m7.4 mi
Mount MillsNW 325°4,102 m1.0 mi
Mount HilgardWSW 240°4,060 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3519:4120:20
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0716:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 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, 21 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1658366 — Mount Dade, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358806312

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