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Mount Morgan

Mount Morgan, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Morgan rises to 4,186 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the south-southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Broken Finger Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

Mount Morgan is a mountain located in northwestern Inyo County, California, in the John Muir Wilderness of the Inyo National Forest.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6922255, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
4,186 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.40520, -118.73295

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 16
  • Log Cabin: 1.4 mi
  • Tom's Place Monument: 11.2 mi
  • Power Plant Ruin: 11.5 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 14.5 mi
  • Convict Lake: 14.6 mi
Springs: 15
Parks: 12
  • Crowley Park: 11.4 mi
  • Starlite Playground and Park: 11.9 mi
  • Millpond Recreation Area: 13.4 mi
  • Izaak Walton Park: 16.3 mi
  • Bulpitt Park: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Horsetail Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Twin Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Lower Rainbow Falls: 23.5 mi
Hot springs: 7
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 17.8 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.1 mi
  • Alkali Hot Springs: 18.5 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 18.5 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 14.8 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
  • Minaret Vista Picnic: 25.0 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 19.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Mount Morgan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysSSE4,263 m9.9 mi
Bear Creek SpireSW4,186 m3.2 mi
Mount AbbotWSW4,176 m3.1 mi
Mount GabbWSW4,168 m4.3 mi
Mount TomSE4,145 m6.2 mi
Mount DadeWSW4,143 m3.0 mi
Mount MillsWSW4,102 m3.2 mi
Mount HilgardWSW4,060 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3519:4120:20
September equinox06:4418:1918:53
December solstice07:0616:0016:41

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, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358798875

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