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Round Mountain

Round Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Round Mountain rises to 3,407 m in California. North Palisade stands 4,343 m to the south-southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 1.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in Inyo County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5389030

Wikidata Q49069732, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3407 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.20760, -118.43296

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 57
Historic sites: 13
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 9.6 mi
  • Zurich: 9.7 mi
  • Monola: 11.3 mi
  • Cabin: 18.2 mi
  • Cabin: 18.2 mi
Parks: 9
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Second Falls: 5.2 mi
  • First Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Triple Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
Museums: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 11.2 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PalisadeSSW 210°4,343 m9.0 mi
Starlight PeakSSW 210°4,323.7 m9.0 mi
Mount SillSSW 207°4,316 m8.6 mi
Polemonium PeakSSW 209°4,298.2 m9.0 mi
Middle PalisadeSSW 192°4,278.2 m9.7 mi
Thunderbolt PeakSSW 212°4,268 m8.9 mi
Disappointment PeakS 191°4,258.6 m9.8 mi
Barrett PeakSSW 207°4,258 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3519:3920:18
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0516:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 265604 — Round Mountain, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/12188518246

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