Red Top Mountain
Red Top Mountain rises to 3,207 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Riegelhuth Minaret, a peak 1.8 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 18 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49068024, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,207 m
How to reach it
- 18.4 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 18 mi
- Lembert Dome · 21 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 21 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Riegelhuth Minaret: 1.8 mi
- The Watchtower: 1.8 mi
- Pridham Minaret: 1.9 mi
- Starr Minaret: 2.1 mi
- Kehrlein Minaret: 2.3 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 7.3 mi
- Mill City Mine: 7.8 mi
- Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 8.5 mi
- Assay Office: 8.5 mi
- Minarets Falls: 2.5 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 3.7 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 3.8 mi
- Twin Falls: 7.1 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 8.6 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 3.6 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.4 mi
- Hartley Springs: 10.4 mi
- Big Springs: 13.2 mi
- Antelope Spring: 14.4 mi
- The Buttresses: 3.1 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 7.4 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 14.5 mi
- The Alcove: 16.0 mi
- The Wave: 16.0 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 7.6 mi
- Community Center Park: 8.4 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 9.2 mi
- Trails End Park: 10.1 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 10.2 mi
- Devils Postpile: 2.9 mi
- Perched Boulder: 10.6 mi
- Navy Beach: 21.9 mi
- South Tufa Area: 21.9 mi
- Upside-Down House: 22.2 mi
- free natural hot pool: 3.6 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.4 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 16.4 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 16.8 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 18.3 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 4.3 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 20.7 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 9.4 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 22.3 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 24.1 mi
- June Lake Beach: 11.5 mi
- Navy Beach: 21.9 mi
- Mono Mills: 19.8 mi
- Bennettville: 21.9 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Arch Rock: 15.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Red Top Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | NW 315° | 4,007 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Lyell | NW 313° | 3,993 m | 10.3 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | NW 312° | 3,956 m | 9.0 mi |
| Banner Peak | NW 321° | 3,940 m | 5.2 mi |
| Electra Peak | NW 305° | 3,792 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Davis | NW 319° | 3,740 m | 7.1 mi |
| Clyde Minaret | NW 307° | 3,738 m | 2.7 mi |
| Michael Minaret | WNW 303° | 3,736 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 252213 — Red Top Mountain, Madera County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358795126
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 24 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 25 mi
- Mono Lake · 27 mi
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