Round Mountain
Round Mountain rises to 1,742 m in California. Mount Patterson stands 3,552 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Mono County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5389041.
Wikidata Q49069752, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,742 m
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Hill: 5.4 mi
- Gray Hills: 5.7 mi
- Wild Horse Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Desert Creek Peak: 7.4 mi
- Boulder Hill: 7.9 mi
- Indian Spring: 1.7 mi
- Risue Canyon Spring: 2.7 mi
- Upper Risue Canyon Spring: 3.9 mi
- Wild Horse Spring: 6.0 mi
- Jackass Spring: 6.2 mi
- Topaz Lake Park: 6.8 mi
- Walker Community Park: 7.1 mi
- Mountain Gate Park: 7.2 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 15.9 mi
- Bridgeport: 18.2 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 8.0 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 14.1 mi
- Barney Riley: 15.5 mi
- Clinton: 16.8 mi
- Old Jail: 17.1 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 13.5 mi
- Carson Falls: 15.1 mi
- Silver Falls: 19.4 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 21.2 mi
- Sardine Falls: 23.0 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 5.2 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 20.4 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 22.0 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 22.5 mi
- Pine Grove: 18.3 mi
- Sweetwater: 18.3 mi
- Rockland: 19.5 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 17.7 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 24.1 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 11.5 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 18.4 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 18.6 mi
- Peep Sight: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Patterson | SSE 147° | 3,552 m | 14.7 mi |
| Wheeler Peak | SSE 147° | 3,545 m | 16.2 mi |
| White Mountain | SSW 208° | 3,470 m | 18.4 mi |
| South Sister | SE 138° | 3,463 m | 12.3 mi |
| Stanislaus Peak | SW 216° | 3,426 m | 19.7 mi |
| Lost Cannon Peak | SSW 200° | 3,355 m | 15.3 mi |
| Highland Peak | WSW 253° | 3,324 m | 17.1 mi |
| Middle Sister | SE 131° | 3,306 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:47 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358773884
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