Mount Huntington
Mount Huntington rises to 3,766 m in California. Bear Creek Spire stands 4,186 m to the south, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Pointless Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away.
The story
Mount Huntington is a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness north of Kings Canyon National Park. It is one of four peaks that surround Pioneer Basin, 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Mount Crocker, 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Mount Hopkins, and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) south-southwest of Mount Stanford. The mountain was named for Collis Potter Huntington, one of the builders of the Central Pacific Railroad.
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Wikidata Q49053139, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,766 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Pointless Peak: 1.4 mi
- Mount Stanford: 1.7 mi
- Mount Hopkins: 2.0 mi
- Mono Rock: 2.4 mi
- Mount Crocker: 2.8 mi
- Buzztail Spring: 5.9 mi
- Layton Springs: 11.9 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 13.9 mi
- Antelope Spring: 15.4 mi
- Deer Spring: 16.3 mi
- Log Cabin: 6.4 mi
- Tom's Place Monument: 8.3 mi
- Convict Lake: 9.6 mi
- Power Plant Ruin: 11.7 mi
- Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location): 12.6 mi
- Crowley Park: 7.0 mi
- Trails End Park: 15.1 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 15.5 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 16.2 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 16.4 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 5.6 mi
- Twin Falls: 11.2 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 18.9 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 18.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 19.1 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 9.2 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 9.4 mi
- Upper Gorge: 11.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 19.1 mi
- Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 13.2 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 13.5 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 13.7 mi
- Alkali Hot Springs: 13.8 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 14.0 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 10.1 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 16.4 mi
- John Muir Rock: 17.6 mi
- Devils Postpile: 20.0 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 14.2 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 20.2 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- South Lake Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 15.3 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 21.2 mi
- American Mule Museum: 22.1 mi
- Laws Railroad Museum: 24.2 mi
- Casa Diablo: 14.6 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Mount Huntington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Spire | S 176° | 4,186 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Abbot | S 184° | 4,176 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Gabb | SSW 192° | 4,168 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Tom | SE 144° | 4,145 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Dade | S 181° | 4,143 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Mills | S 188° | 4,102 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Hilgard | SSW 200° | 4,060 m | 8.0 mi |
| Royce Peak | S 178° | 4,047 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
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, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 261653 — Mount Huntington, Mono County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358798236
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