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Mount Starr

Mount Starr, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Starr rises to 3,906 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruby Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away.

About

The story

Mount Starr, elevation 12,835 feet (3,912 m), is a 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 common boundary shared by Sierra National Forest with Inyo National Forest, and along the common border of Fresno County with Inyo County. It is bound on the east by Little Lakes Valley, and is 0.8 mile northeast of Mono Pass. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,300 feet (700 meters) above Little Lakes Valley in approximately one-half mile (0.80 km). Neighbors include Mount Abbot, three miles to the south-southwest, Mount Morgan, 2.5 miles to the southeast, and Pointless Peak is 2.5 miles to the north.

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Wikidata Q49054664, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3906 m
Getting there

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Coordinates37.42680, -118.76614
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 21
Historic sites: 17
Parks: 13
  • Crowley Park: 9.9 mi
  • Starlite Playground and Park: 14.3 mi
  • Millpond Recreation Area: 15.4 mi
  • Trails End Park: 17.8 mi
  • Mammoth Creek Park West: 18.2 mi
Hot springs: 11
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 15.7 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 15.9 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 15.9 mi
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 16.2 mi
  • Hot Spring: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Horsetail Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Twin Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Twin Falls: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 13.5 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
  • Minaret Vista Picnic: 22.6 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Mount Starr. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysSSE 155°4,263 m11.9 mi
Mount MorganSE 129°4,186 m2.4 mi
Bear Creek SpireS 181°4,186 m4.1 mi
Mount AbbotSSW 200°4,176 m3.0 mi
Mount GabbSSW 210°4,168 m4.0 mi
Mount TomSE 135°4,145 m8.6 mi
Mount DadeSSW 193°4,143 m3.2 mi
Mount MillsSSW 210°4,102 m2.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3519:4120:20
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0716:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 267689 — Mount Starr, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358800062

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