Mount Morrison
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Mount Morrison rises to 3,731 m in California. Mount Morgan stands 4,186 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Morrison South Summit, a peak 0.5 miles away.
The story
Mount Morrison is located in the Sierra Nevada, in the Sherwin Range. It rises south of Convict Lake near the town of Mammoth Lakes.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q163232, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3731 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Morrison South Summit: 0.5 mi
- Mini Morrison: 0.5 mi
- Mono Jim Peak: 0.8 mi
- The White Fang: 1.3 mi
- Mount Aggie: 1.4 mi
- Buzztail Spring: 2.5 mi
- Antelope Spring: 8.3 mi
- Hot Springs: 9.0 mi
- Layton Springs: 9.0 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.1 mi
- Convict Lake: 2.3 mi
- Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location): 5.3 mi
- Pumphouse: 7.4 mi
- Air Compressor: 7.4 mi
- Bunkhouses: 7.4 mi
- Hot Spring: 6.2 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 7.1 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 7.9 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 7.9 mi
- Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 8.5 mi
- Crowley Park: 5.9 mi
- Trails End Park: 7.4 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 7.9 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 8.8 mi
- Community Center Park: 9.3 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 1.7 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 10.4 mi
- The Buttresses: 13.0 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 14.3 mi
- Upper Gorge: 15.7 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 2.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 9.0 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 12.7 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 12.8 mi
- Minarets Falls: 13.7 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 8.3 mi
- Devils Postpile: 13.2 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 18.3 mi
- Perched Boulder: 19.3 mi
- John Muir Rock: 23.9 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 12.9 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 15.9 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Casa Diablo: 16.8 mi
- Mono Mills: 23.2 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 7.7 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- June Lake Beach: 19.8 mi
- Arch Rock: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Mount Morrison. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Morgan | SSE 147° | 4,186 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Abbot | SSE 162° | 4,176 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Gabb | SSE 166° | 4,168 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Dade | SSE 161° | 4,143 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Mills | SSE 162° | 4,102 m | 12.2 mi |
| Ruby Peak | SSE 158° | 4,021 m | 11.3 mi |
| Red Slate Mountain | S 189° | 4,005 m | 3.8 mi |
| Petit Griffon | SSE 162° | 3,980.1 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 263848 — Mount Morrison, Mono County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358798894
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