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Mount Jackson

Mount Jackson, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Jackson rises to 2,858 m in California. Dunderberg Peak stands 3,774 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mono County Museum, a museum 5.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 29 miles off.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49053199, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,858 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.32520, -119.26682

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 34
Historic sites: 13
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 7.0 mi
  • Clinton: 8.0 mi
  • Nugent Cabin: 9.8 mi
  • Little Bodie Monument: 12.9 mi
  • Red Cloud Mining Equipment: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Parks: 6
  • Bridgeport: 13.9 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 15.3 mi
  • Bodie State Historic Park: 15.8 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 16.1 mi
  • Walker Community Park: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 3
Hot springs: 3
  • Fales Hot Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Walker River Hot Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Booker Hot Spring: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Aspen Glen Reserve: 19.5 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Mount Jackson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dunderberg PeakS3,774 m18.0 mi
Twin PeaksSSW3,756 m17.4 mi
Matterhorn PeakSSW3,749 m17.2 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakSSW3,731 m17.4 mi
The DragtoothSSW3,695 m17.0 mi
Cleaver PeakSSW3,617 m16.8 mi
Blacksmith PeakSSW3,616 m16.7 mi
The DoodadSSW3,606 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3519:4520:25
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1115:5916:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936424958646256453628
Precip in2.01.50.90.60.70.40.50.40.20.70.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358768225

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