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Trafton Mountain

Trafton Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Trafton Mountain rises to 2,381 m in California. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Antelope Spring, a spring 2.0 miles away. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49084579, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,381 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.85132, -118.56707

100 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
Springs: 32
Historic sites: 8
  • Cousin Jack: 13.3 mi
  • Cabin: 13.6 mi
  • Tom's Place Monument: 21.0 mi
  • Champion Spark Plug Mine High Camp: 21.0 mi
  • Mono Mills: 21.6 mi
Hot springs: 6
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 17.1 mi
  • Alkali Hot Springs: 17.2 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 18.1 mi
  • Little Creek Hot Springs: 18.7 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 19.4 mi
Parks: 4
  • Ida Lynn Parkinson Park: 5.3 mi
  • Clark Canyon: 19.4 mi
  • Crowley Park: 22.0 mi
  • Chalfant Park: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • The Wave: 19.4 mi
  • The Alcove: 19.4 mi
  • Upper Gorge: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakSE4,344 m22.7 mi
The JumpoffESE4,126 m12.0 mi
Mount DuboisESE4,126 m13.1 mi
Montgomery PeakE4,098 m11.5 mi
Boundary PeakE4,007 m11.8 mi
Mount HogueESE3,884 m16.5 mi
Headley PeakSE3,858 m19.0 mi
Red MountainSSW3,495 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:06
June solstice05:3319:4120:20
September equinox06:4318:1818:53
December solstice07:0715:5816:39

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, 26 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 252534 — Trafton Mountain, Mono County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358795291

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