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Red Mountain

Red Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Red Mountain rises to 2,410 m in California. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the west, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Juniper Mountain, a peak 3.5 miles away. 130 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Mono County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5386591

Wikidata Q49067640, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2410 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.62493, -118.11872

130 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 49
Historic sites: 8
  • Champion Spark Plug Mine High Camp: 10.6 mi
  • Cabin: 17.3 mi
  • Cabin: 17.3 mi
  • Cabin: 17.4 mi
  • Nivloc Mine Water tank: 20.8 mi
Parks: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Attractions: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Fish Lake Valley Hot Well: 17.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakW 275°4,344 m7.5 mi
Mount DuboisNW 312°4,126 m16.4 mi
The JumpoffNW 316°4,126 m18.2 mi
Montgomery PeakNW 319°4,098 m19.7 mi
Boundary PeakNW 320°4,007 m19.9 mi
Mount BarcroftWSW 247°3,979 m7.7 mi
Mount HogueNW 306°3,884 m12.6 mi
Headley PeakWNW 295°3,858 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:05
June solstice05:3219:3920:18
September equinox06:4118:1618:51
December solstice07:0515:5716:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323744505968757264524031
Precip in0.60.70.40.50.60.40.40.30.30.40.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659484 — Red Mountain, Mono County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358807173

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