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Red Mountain

Red Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Red Mountain rises to 553 m in California. Devil Peak stands 2,114 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Butler Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in Mariposa County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067634, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
553 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.35994, -119.88544

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 22
Springs: 15
  • Specimen Springs: 3.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Rogers Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Apple Tree Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Cold Spring: 11.0 mi
Museums: 9
Waterfalls: 9
Picnic sites: 8
Attractions: 8
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 1
  • Oakhurst Mural: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devil PeakNE 34°2,114 m14.1 mi
Chowchilla MountainNNE 27°2,105 m15.6 mi
Hogan MountainNE 54°2,007 m14.8 mi
Crow PeakNE 38°1,953 m13.1 mi
Kirby PeakNNE 23°1,642 m12.2 mi
Silver KnobENE 66°1,631 m12.2 mi
Pilot PeakENE 62°1,586 m11.4 mi
Sweetwater PointN 360°1,406 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:4019:4520:24
September equinox06:4818:2418:58
December solstice07:1116:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363639435059656560514235
Precip in7.66.75.23.41.90.50.20.10.52.23.35.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 231345 — Red Mountain, Mariposa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358773319

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