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Mount Emerson

Mount Emerson, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Emerson rises to 4,025 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the north-northwest, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Thoreau, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

Mount Emerson is located in the Sierra Nevada in Inyo County in eastern California, United States. Mount Emerson is the 116th highest mountain in California and the 671st highest mountain in the United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q18391301, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4025 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.24259, -118.65430

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 14
Parks: 10
Historic sites: 10
  • Log Cabin: 10.7 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 11.7 mi
  • Power Plant Ruin: 18.9 mi
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 19.0 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Second Falls: 13.3 mi
  • First Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Twin Falls: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 20.4 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 20.9 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Rock Monster: 9.2 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 9.5 mi
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 20.8 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Mount Emerson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysNNW 332°4,263 m2.2 mi
Mount DarwinS 191°4,216 m5.3 mi
Mount MendelSSW 198°4,177 m4.9 mi
Mount TomN 359°4,145 m6.6 mi
Mount GoddardSSW 200°4,126 m10.3 mi
CloudripperSE 135°4,122 m9.7 mi
Mount FiskeS 186°4,116 m7.4 mi
Mount ThompsonSSE 162°4,115 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:07
June solstice05:3519:4020:19
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0616:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358806418

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