Red Cones
Red Cones rises to 2,746 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Falls, a waterfall 1.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 23 miles off.
The story
The Red Cones are a pair of cinder cones near Devils Postpile National Monument, in eastern Madera County of central California. They are within the eastern Sierra Nevada and Inyo National Forest.
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Wikidata Q7303931, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,746 m
How to reach it
- 23.4 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 23 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 25 mi
- Lembert Dome · 26 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crystal Crag: 2.5 mi
- Pumice Butte: 2.5 mi
- Mammoth Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Granite Stairway: 3.7 mi
- Panorama Dome: 3.8 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 2.3 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 4.2 mi
- Antelope Spring: 11.8 mi
- Hartley Springs: 12.5 mi
- Big Springs: 13.0 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 3.8 mi
- Assay Office: 3.8 mi
- Bunkhouses: 3.9 mi
- Pumphouse: 3.9 mi
- Air Compressor: 3.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 1.7 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 1.7 mi
- Twin Falls: 3.1 mi
- Minarets Falls: 4.0 mi
- Granite Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 4.4 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 6.0 mi
- Community Center Park: 6.1 mi
- Trails End Park: 7.0 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 13.2 mi
- The Buttresses: 2.3 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 5.0 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 9.8 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- The Wave: 16.0 mi
- free natural hot pool: 2.3 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 4.2 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 13.6 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 13.8 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 15.0 mi
- Devils Postpile: 3.0 mi
- Perched Boulder: 13.5 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 18.1 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 18.6 mi
- Navy Beach: 24.5 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 4.8 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 16.2 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- June Lake Beach: 14.3 mi
- Navy Beach: 24.5 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 6.2 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Arch Rock: 15.5 mi
- Mono Mills: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Red Cones. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | NW 312° | 4,007 m | 10.4 mi |
| Banner Peak | NW 315° | 3,940 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bloody Mountain | ESE 103° | 3,825 m | 8.5 mi |
| Clyde Minaret | NW 309° | 3,738 m | 8.1 mi |
| Michael Minaret | NW 307° | 3,736 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Morrison | E 99° | 3,731 m | 11.1 mi |
| Ken Minaret | NW 308° | 3,730 m | 7.9 mi |
| Eichorn Minaret | NW 308° | 3,730 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358799334
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 29 mi
- Mono Lake · 30 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 30 mi
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