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Mount Olsen

Mount Olsen, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Olsen rises to 3,368 m in California. Mount Dana stands 3,976 m to the south, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 8.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49053881, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3368 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.04103, -119.24543

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 32
Waterfalls: 18
Historic sites: 17
  • Avalanche of 1911: 4.5 mi
  • California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 6.9 mi
  • Little Bodie Monument: 8.2 mi
  • Lee Vining: 9.1 mi
  • Ghost Cabin: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Upside-Down House: 8.9 mi
  • South Tufa Area: 13.6 mi
  • Navy Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Perched Boulder: 20.1 mi
Parks: 5
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 4
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • Warm Springs: 18.5 mi
  • Fales Hot Spring: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Mount Olsen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DanaS 172°3,976 m9.8 mi
Mount GibbsS 171°3,893 m11.5 mi
Mount ConnessSW 219°3,825 m6.6 mi
Excelsior MountainWSW 251°3,791 m3.5 mi
Dunderberg PeakNW 316°3,774 m2.3 mi
Mount WarrenSSE 161°3,758 m3.7 mi
Twin PeaksWNW 296°3,756 m6.8 mi
Matterhorn PeakWNW 296°3,749.3 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3519:4420:24
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1016:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339455362696861514032
Precip in2.72.71.80.70.70.40.50.40.30.81.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LEE Vining, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 264350 — Mount Olsen, Mono County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358798979

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