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Muah Mountain

Muah Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Muah Mountain rises to 3,358 m in California. Mount Whitney stands 4,420 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Trail Peak, a peak 4.1 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49055471, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3357.7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.40071, -118.12526

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 23
Attractions: 19
Historic sites: 16
Natural arches: 11
  • Palette Arch: 12.7 mi
  • Gunga Din Arch: 12.7 mi
  • Taco Bell Arch: 14.0 mi
  • Hitching Post Arch: 14.0 mi
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 22.3 mi
  • Administration Circle Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Bk 9 Mess Hall Garden: 22.5 mi
  • Kado's Garden: 22.5 mi
  • Barracks Garden: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 12.6 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 12.6 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 12.7 mi
  • Chocolate Block: 12.7 mi
  • Window Cliffs: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Parks: 3
Museums: 3
Hot springs: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Miss Alabama: 13.6 mi
  • Paiute Mural: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 14.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Muah Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WhitneyNW 323°4,419.6 m15.4 mi
Keeler NeedleNW 323°4,361.2 m15.2 mi
Crooks PeakNW 323°4,341.7 m15.1 mi
Lewis PeakNW 323°4,306.7 m15.0 mi
Aiguille ExtraNW 322°4,289 m15.0 mi
Mount LangleyNW 323°4,277 m10.6 mi
Mount MuirNW 321°4,274.5 m14.6 mi
Aiguille du PaquoirNW 322°4,270 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:3619:3620:14
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice07:0116:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248546272787770594738
Precip in1.21.50.80.20.20.10.20.10.20.30.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358801790

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