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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
2112 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.93132, -119.04570

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 34
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: 15
Parks: 10
Hot springs: 9
  • Warm Springs: 10.1 mi
  • Little Creek Hot Springs: 20.0 mi
  • Hot Spring: 21.6 mi
  • free natural hot pool: 21.6 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 22.1 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 DanaWSW 257°3,976 m9.8 mi
Kuna PeakSW 227°3,958 m12.1 mi
Koip PeakSW 226°3,954 m11.8 mi
Parker PeakSW 223°3,919 m11.1 mi
Mount GibbsWSW 248°3,893 m9.8 mi
Blacktop PeakSW 221°3,881 m12.5 mi
Mount WoodSW 218°3,858 m10.7 mi
Mount ConnessW 279°3,825 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 5080 °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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