Ophir Mountain
Ophir Mountain rises to 1,832 m in California. Cerro Gordo Peak stands 2,793 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Darwin community garden, a garden 1.6 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49058759, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1832 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 5 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 5 mi
- Padre Point · 5 mi
- Turnout · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Miller's Spring: 3.4 mi
- China Garden Spring: 4.1 mi
- Indian Gardens Spring: 6.2 mi
- China Gardens Springs: 6.2 mi
- Wrinkle Spring: 6.2 mi
- 1440: 2.8 mi
- Zinc Hill: 5.8 mi
- Eagle Point: 6.3 mi
- Coso Peak: 8.8 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Osborn Cabin: 7.2 mi
- Viking/Talc Queen Camp: 7.6 mi
- The Joshua Tree album location: 8.6 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 13.1 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 13.1 mi
- Darwin: 1.6 mi
- Coso: 8.2 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 20.3 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 20.3 mi
- Keeler: 20.5 mi
- F-14 Tomcat airplane: 6.8 mi
- Chinook helicopter: 6.9 mi
- Cerro Gordo Ghost Town: 20.3 mi
- Dirty Socks: 22.9 mi
- Owen's Lake - Plaza: 23.8 mi
- Egg: 1.7 mi
- Not A Through Street: 1.7 mi
- Madonna: 1.8 mi
- Darwin community garden: 1.6 mi
- Darwin Falls: 4.7 mi
- Conglomerate Double Arch: 17.8 mi
- Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 19.7 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ophir Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Gordo Peak | NNW 329° | 2,793 m | 20.0 mi |
| Maturango Peak | SSE 154° | 2,670 m | 13.1 mi |
| Parkinson Peak | SSE 154° | 2,662 m | 14.4 mi |
| Parrot Point | SSE 155° | 2,540 m | 15.7 mi |
| Coso Peak | SW 227° | 2,483 m | 8.8 mi |
| Malpais Mesa | NW 323° | 2,357 m | 12.9 mi |
| Pinon Peak | WSW 238° | 2,336 m | 12.3 mi |
| Conglomerate Mesa | NNW 331° | 2,332 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:00 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 246928 — Ophir Mountain, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358790086
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