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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
2858 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.32520, -119.26682

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 38
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 PeakS 181°3,774 m18.0 mi
Twin PeaksSSW 197°3,756 m17.4 mi
Matterhorn PeakSSW 201°3,749.3 m17.2 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakSSW 196°3,731 m17.4 mi
The DragtoothSSW 202°3,695.4 m17.0 mi
Cleaver PeakSSW 205°3,616.8 m16.8 mi
Blacksmith PeakSSW 205°3,616.3 m16.7 mi
The DoodadSSW 203°3,606 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 5080 °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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