Mount Stanford
Mount Stanford rises to 3,908 m in California. Bear Creek Spire stands 4,186 m to the south, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Esha Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away.
The story
Mount Stanford is a 12,838-foot-elevation (3,913-meter) mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States. It is situated in the John Muir Wilderness, on the boundary shared by Sierra National Forest with Inyo National Forest, and along the common border of Fresno County with Mono County. It is 10 miles northeast of Lake Thomas A Edison, and approximately 15 miles (24 km) southeast of the community of Mammoth Lakes. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 3,200 feet (980 meters) above McGee Creek in approximately 1.75 miles. There is another Mount Stanford (elevation 13,979 ft) in the Sierra Nevada, which is named for Stanford University.
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Wikidata Q49054663, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,908 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Esha Peak: 1.4 mi
- Mount Crocker: 1.6 mi
- Mount Huntington: 1.7 mi
- Mount Morgan: 1.8 mi
- Mount Hopkins: 2.0 mi
- Buzztail Spring: 4.3 mi
- Layton Springs: 10.9 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 12.6 mi
- Antelope Spring: 13.9 mi
- Deer Spring: 15.8 mi
- Convict Lake: 7.9 mi
- Tom's Place Monument: 8.1 mi
- Log Cabin: 8.1 mi
- Mammoth Elementary School (Historic Location): 10.9 mi
- Power Plant Ruin: 12.6 mi
- Crowley Park: 6.0 mi
- Trails End Park: 13.4 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 13.8 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 14.6 mi
- Community Center Park: 15.2 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 3.9 mi
- Twin Falls: 11.5 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 17.6 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 17.6 mi
- Minarets Falls: 19.1 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 7.7 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 8.8 mi
- Upper Gorge: 12.4 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 17.8 mi
- The Buttresses: 18.0 mi
- Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 12.0 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 12.0 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 12.3 mi
- Alkali Hot Springs: 12.5 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 12.6 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 9.3 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 16.5 mi
- Devils Postpile: 18.4 mi
- John Muir Rock: 18.9 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 13.6 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 22.7 mi
- American Mule Museum: 23.6 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 14.2 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 18.5 mi
- La Hupp Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- Casa Diablo: 14.8 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Mount Stanford. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Spire | S 169° | 4,186 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Abbot | S 175° | 4,176 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Gabb | S 182° | 4,168 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Tom | SE 144° | 4,145 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Dade | S 173° | 4,143 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Mills | S 177° | 4,102 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Hilgard | S 191° | 4,060 m | 9.1 mi |
| Royce Peak | S 173° | 4,047 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 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/358800060
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