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Mount Mills

Mount Mills, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Mills rises to 4,102 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Petit Griffon, a peak 0.3 miles away.

The story

Mount Mills is a Thirteener and California 4000 meter peak, on the Sierra Crest, north of Mount Abbot and south of Mono Pass in the Sierra Nevada. The mountain is located within the John Muir Wilderness area. The 13,457 feet (4,102 m) summit marks the boundary between northwestern Inyo County and eastern Fresno County. The Mono Recesses are to the west of Mount Mills.

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Wikidata Q6922195, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4102 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.39398, -118.78999

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 19
  • Buzztail Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Iodone Springs: 13.3 mi
  • Old Pedro: 13.3 mi
  • Reed Pools: 13.4 mi
  • Little Eden: 13.5 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Log Cabin: 3.4 mi
  • Tom's Place Monument: 13.0 mi
  • Convict Lake: 14.3 mi
  • Power Plant Ruin: 14.5 mi
  • China Camp: 14.7 mi
Parks: 14
  • Crowley Park: 12.3 mi
  • Starlite Playground and Park: 14.5 mi
  • Millpond Recreation Area: 16.4 mi
  • Trails End Park: 19.1 mi
  • Izaak Walton Park: 19.3 mi
Hot springs: 11
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 15.9 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.0 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 16.0 mi
  • Hot Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Twin Falls: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 11.6 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
  • Minaret Vista Picnic: 23.4 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 5
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Mount Mills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysSE 143°4,263 m10.7 mi
Bear Creek SpireSE 146°4,186 m2.2 mi
Mount MorganENE 76°4,186 m3.2 mi
Mount AbbotSSE 152°4,176 m0.6 mi
Mount GabbSSW 210°4,168 m1.4 mi
Mount TomESE 118°4,145 m8.2 mi
Mount DadeSE 145°4,143 m1.0 mi
Mount HilgardSW 221°4,060 m3.1 mi

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, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 263654 — Mount Mills, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798822

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