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Mount Tinemaha

Mount Tinemaha, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Tinemaha rises to 3,770 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the west-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Split Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away.

The story

Mount Tinemaha is a 12,520-foot-elevation (3,820-meter) mountain summit located east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Inyo County of northern California. It is situated on the eastern boundary of the John Muir Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It is 1.3 mile southeast of Tinemaha Lake, and 1.8 mile northeast of parent Split Mountain. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 5,900 feet (1,800 meters) above Owens Valley in two miles.

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Wikidata Q49054855, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3770 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.03630, -118.39649

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 30
Historic sites: 13
  • Aberdeen Station: 10.7 mi
  • Monola: 11.2 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 11.4 mi
  • Prospect: 11.7 mi
  • Zurich: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • First Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Second Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Triple Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Upper Gardiner Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Lower Gardiner Falls: 15.4 mi
Parks: 11
Gardens: 5
  • Bishop Community Garden: 22.7 mi
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 24.9 mi
  • Arai Pond: 25.0 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 25.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Rock Monster: 13.3 mi
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 20.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Mount Tinemaha. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PalisadeWNW 302°4,343 m7.6 mi
Starlight PeakWNW 302°4,323.7 m7.7 mi
Mount SillNW 305°4,316 m7.2 mi
Polemonium PeakWNW 302°4,298.2 m7.5 mi
Middle PalisadeWNW 301°4,278.2 m4.7 mi
Split MountainSW 233°4,269 m1.8 mi
Thunderbolt PeakWNW 302°4,268 m7.9 mi
Disappointment PeakWNW 299°4,258.6 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3119:06
June solstice05:3519:3920:17
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0416:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 255153 — Mount Tinemaha, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796289

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