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Riegelhuth Minaret

Riegelhuth Minaret, a peak in California
Riegelhuth Minaret, a peak in CaliforniaNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Riegelhuth Minaret, a peak in California
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Riegelhuth Minaret, a peak in California
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

Riegelhuth Minaret rises to 3,219 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the northwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Pridham Minaret, a peak 0.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

summit in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q119724737, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3219 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.65564, -119.15756

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 30
Springs: 25
  • Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 5.2 mi
  • Hartley Springs: 10.0 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 11.3 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 11.4 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Chetwood Cabin: 6.8 mi
  • Mill City Mine: 9.2 mi
  • Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 9.4 mi
  • Assay Office: 10.1 mi
  • Mahan Cabin: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 15
Hot springs: 11
  • free natural hot pool: 5.3 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 11.3 mi
  • Hot Spring: 15.4 mi
Parks: 10
Attractions: 8
  • Devils Postpile: 4.5 mi
  • Perched Boulder: 10.0 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 21.1 mi
  • South Tufa Area: 21.1 mi
  • Navy Beach: 21.1 mi
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 5
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Riegelhuth Minaret. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RitterNW 315°4,007 m3.3 mi
Mount LyellNW 313°3,993 m8.5 mi
Rodgers PeakNW 311°3,956 m7.3 mi
Banner PeakNW 324°3,940 m3.5 mi
Mount MaclureNW 312°3,933 m9.1 mi
Electra PeakWNW 301°3,791.8 m6.6 mi
Mount DavisNW 320°3,740 m5.3 mi
Clyde MinaretWNW 290°3,738 m1.0 mi
Conditions

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 50–80 °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, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/8676752923

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