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Treasure Benchmark

Treasure Benchmark, seen from above at true elevation

Treasure Benchmark rises to 3,829 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Royce Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

Bear Claw Spire, also known as Treasure Benchmark, is a mountain in California, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q119635987, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3829 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.32919, -118.75740

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 18
  • Log Cabin: 4.2 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 15.2 mi
  • Power Plant Ruin: 16.1 mi
  • Tom's Place Monument: 16.6 mi
  • China Camp: 16.7 mi
Springs: 17
  • Iodone Springs: 14.2 mi
  • Reed Pools: 14.3 mi
  • Old Pedro: 14.3 mi
  • Little Eden: 14.4 mi
  • Cold Springs: 15.1 mi
Parks: 12
  • Starlite Playground and Park: 11.9 mi
  • Millpond Recreation Area: 15.0 mi
  • Crowley Park: 16.6 mi
  • Izaak Walton Park: 17.5 mi
  • Bulpitt Park: 17.6 mi
Hot springs: 9
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 20.2 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 20.3 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 20.3 mi
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 22.9 mi
  • Hot Spring: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Twin Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Second Falls: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 13.3 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 20.7 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Attractions: 4
Museums: 4
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Treasure Benchmark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysSE 131°4,263 m6.2 mi
Bear Creek SpireNNW 348°4,186 m2.7 mi
Mount MorganNNE 14°4,186 m5.4 mi
Mount MendelSSE 159°4,177 m11.4 mi
Mount AbbotNNW 339°4,176 m4.2 mi
Mount GabbNW 323°4,168 m4.1 mi
Mount TomE 83°4,145 m5.6 mi
Mount DadeNNW 342°4,143 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3619:4120:20
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0616:0116:42

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, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7931879621

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