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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
4186 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.40520, -118.73295

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 20
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
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
Hot springs: 11
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 17.8 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.1 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.2 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.2 mi
  • Alkali Hot Springs: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Horsetail Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Twin Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Twin Falls: 20.8 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 HumphreysSSE 160°4,263 m9.9 mi
Bear Creek SpireSW 217°4,186 m3.2 mi
Mount AbbotWSW 246°4,176 m3.1 mi
Mount GabbWSW 243°4,168 m4.3 mi
Mount TomSE 138°4,145 m6.2 mi
Mount DadeWSW 238°4,143 m3.0 mi
Mount MillsWSW 256°4,102 m3.2 mi
Mount HilgardWSW 239°4,060 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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