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North Crater Panum Crater

North Crater Panum Crater, seen from above at true elevation

North Crater Panum Crater rises to 2,112 m in California. Mount Dana stands 3,976 m to the west-southwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Panum Crater, a peak 0.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 12 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2,112 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.93132, -119.04570

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 28
Historic sites: 24
  • Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 3.9 mi
  • Lee Vining: 4.3 mi
  • Mono Mills: 5.6 mi
  • Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 9.2 mi
  • California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Parks: 10
Hot springs: 7
  • Warm Springs: 10.1 mi
  • Little Creek Hot Springs: 20.0 mi
  • free natural hot pool: 21.6 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 22.1 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 6
  • South Tufa Area: 1.3 mi
  • Navy Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 4.4 mi
  • Perched Boulder: 10.3 mi
  • Devils Postpile: 21.3 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of North Crater Panum Crater. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DanaWSW3,976 m9.8 mi
Kuna PeakSW3,958 m12.1 mi
Koip PeakSW3,954 m11.8 mi
Parker PeakSW3,919 m11.1 mi
Mount GibbsWSW3,893 m9.8 mi
Blacktop PeakSW3,881 m12.5 mi
Mount WoodSW3,858 m10.7 mi
Mount ConnessW3,825 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3519:4320:23
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:0916:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358802659

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