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Red Top Mountain

Red Top Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
3207 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.63716, -119.13486

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 24
  • Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 3.6 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.4 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.5 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Hartley Springs: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 22
Historic sites: 21
  • 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
Cliffs: 11
Hot springs: 11
  • free natural hot pool: 3.6 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.4 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.4 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.5 mi
  • Hot Spring: 14.2 mi
Parks: 9
Attractions: 8
  • 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
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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
Museums: 3
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 15.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Red Top Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RitterNW 315°4,007 m5.0 mi
Mount LyellNW 313°3,993 m10.3 mi
Rodgers PeakNW 312°3,956 m9.0 mi
Banner PeakNW 321°3,940 m5.2 mi
Electra PeakNW 305°3,791.8 m8.3 mi
Mount DavisNW 319°3,740 m7.1 mi
Clyde MinaretNW 307°3,738 m2.7 mi
Michael MinaretWNW 303°3,736 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3619:4320:22
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0916:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

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

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