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The Elephant

The Elephant, seen from above at true elevation

The Elephant rises to 1,686 m in California. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cuna Spring, a spring 1.1 miles away. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082373, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1686 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.32861, -118.06492

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 40
Historic sites: 10
  • Cabin: 7.2 mi
  • Cabin: 7.4 mi
  • Cabin: 7.4 mi
  • Zurich: 14.7 mi
  • Monola: 16.1 mi
Parks: 8
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Methuselah: 6.6 mi
  • Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Elephant. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakNNW 334°4,344 m23.6 mi
Mount BarcroftNNW 330°3,979 m20.2 mi
Piute MountainNNW 328°3,827 m17.1 mi
Sheep MountainNNW 329°3,810 m16.1 mi
Campito MountainNNW 328°3,522 m13.9 mi
County Line HillNNW 327°3,429 m11.9 mi
Blanco MountainNNW 330°3,420 m10.9 mi
Round MountainWSW 248°3,407 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:04
June solstice05:3319:3820:17
September equinox06:4118:1618:51
December solstice07:0415:5816:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1667220 — The Elephant, Inyo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358816221

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