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Pointless Peak

Pointless Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Pointless Peak rises to 3,736 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Huntington, a peak 1.4 miles away.

About

The story

Pointless Peak, elevation 12,256 feet (3,736 m), is a mountain summit located in Inyo County of northern California, United States. Set one-half mile east of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, the peak is situated in the John Muir Wilderness on land managed by Inyo National Forest. It rises at the northern end of Little Lakes Valley, and is immediately west of Rock Creek Lake. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,550 feet (780 meters) above this lake in approximately one mile (1.6 km). Neighbors include Mount Starr, 2.5 miles to the south, and line parent Mount Huntington, 1.4 mile to the northwest. This landform is also known as "Mono Mesa", but neither name is official and it will remain unofficial so long as the USGS policy of not adopting new toponyms in designated wilderness areas remains in effect.

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Wikidata Q112168950, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3736 m
Getting there

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Coordinates37.46116, -118.75441
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 24
Historic sites: 16
Parks: 13
  • Crowley Park: 7.4 mi
  • Starlite Playground and Park: 15.1 mi
  • Millpond Recreation Area: 15.5 mi
  • Trails End Park: 16.4 mi
  • Mammoth Creek Park West: 16.8 mi
Hot springs: 11
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 13.8 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 14.4 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 14.5 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 14.5 mi
  • Alkali Hot Springs: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Horsetail Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Twin Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Twin Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 15.0 mi
  • Minaret Vista Picnic: 21.5 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Pointless Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysSSE 161°4,263 m13.9 mi
Mount MorganSSE 163°4,186 m4.0 mi
Bear Creek SpireS 186°4,186 m6.5 mi
Mount AbbotSSW 198°4,176 m5.4 mi
Mount GabbSSW 204°4,168 m6.4 mi
Mount TomSSE 148°4,145 m10.0 mi
Mount DadeSSW 194°4,143 m5.6 mi
Mount MillsSSW 203°4,102 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3519:4120:20
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0716:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11309935972

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