Mount Morgan
Mount Morgan rises to 3,962 m in California. The nearest named place is Esha Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away.
The story
Mount Morgan is the highest point on Nevahbe Ridge in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada. It lies in Mono County, California, between McGee Canyon and Hilton Lakes. The mountain is in the John Muir Wilderness Area in the Inyo National Forest.
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Wikidata Q6922256, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,962 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Esha Peak: 0.7 mi
- Mount Stanford: 1.8 mi
- Red Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Mount Huntington: 2.9 mi
- Mount Crocker: 3.2 mi
- Buzztail Spring: 3.3 mi
- Layton Springs: 9.2 mi
- Antelope Spring: 12.8 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 13.2 mi
- Deer Spring: 14.0 mi
- Tom's Place Monument: 6.5 mi
- Convict Lake: 7.0 mi
- Log Cabin: 9.2 mi
- Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location): 9.9 mi
- Power Plant Ruin: 11.6 mi
- Crowley Park: 4.3 mi
- Trails End Park: 12.9 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 13.4 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 14.3 mi
- Community Center Park: 14.8 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 10.4 mi
- Upper Gorge: 11.3 mi
- The Buttresses: 18.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 3.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 13.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 17.8 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 17.9 mi
- Minarets Falls: 19.1 mi
- Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 10.4 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 10.7 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 10.8 mi
- Alkali Hot Springs: 10.9 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 12.8 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 7.5 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 18.2 mi
- Devils Postpile: 18.5 mi
- John Muir Rock: 20.5 mi
- Perched Boulder: 24.7 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 13.2 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 22.5 mi
- American Mule Museum: 23.3 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 15.9 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 18.4 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Casa Diablo: 13.4 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Mount Morgan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Morgan | SSE 161° | 4,186 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bear Creek Spire | S 176° | 4,186 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Abbot | S 182° | 4,176 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Gabb | S 188° | 4,168 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Tom | SSE 151° | 4,145 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Dade | S 180° | 4,143 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Mills | S 184° | 4,102 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Hilgard | SSW 194° | 4,060 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798877
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