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Red Mountain

Red Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Red Mountain rises to 1,584 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Seeley Spring, a spring 3.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Inyo County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49067626, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1584 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.02887, -118.28831

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 17
  • Aberdeen Station: 5.0 mi
  • Prospect: 5.8 mi
  • Monola: 8.3 mi
  • Zurich: 10.7 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 12
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Arai Pond: 21.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 22.1 mi
Parks: 10
Waterfalls: 6
  • First Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Second Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Triple Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Upper Gardiner Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Lower Gardiner Falls: 17.3 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 14.9 mi
  • Rock Monster: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Paiute Mural: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PalisadeWNW 290°4,343 m13.3 mi
Starlight PeakWNW 290°4,323.7 m13.3 mi
Mount SillWNW 291°4,316 m12.7 mi
Polemonium PeakWNW 290°4,298.2 m13.1 mi
Middle PalisadeWNW 286°4,278.2 m10.4 mi
Split MountainW 266°4,269 m7.4 mi
Thunderbolt PeakWNW 291°4,268 m13.5 mi
Disappointment PeakWNW 285°4,258.6 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:3519:3820:17
September equinox06:4218:1718:52
December solstice07:0416:0016:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1656248 — Red Mountain, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358804088

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