Treasure Benchmark
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
- 3,829 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Royce Peak: 1.1 mi
- Feather Peak: 1.2 mi
- Merriam Peak: 1.5 mi
- Mount Julius Caesar: 2.3 mi
- Peppermint Peak: 2.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Vermilion Cliffs: 11.7 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Upper Gorge: 16.9 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 18.5 mi
- Great Cliffs: 23.4 mi
- 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
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 20.2 mi
- Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 22.9 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 23.3 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 23.5 mi
- Alkali Hot Springs: 23.5 mi
- John Muir Rock: 8.6 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 14.3 mi
- Rock Monster: 16.8 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 19.5 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 18.9 mi
- American Mule Museum: 20.1 mi
- Laws Railroad Museum: 23.1 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 24.0 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- Casa Diablo: 20.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Humphreys | SE 131° | 4,263 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bear Creek Spire | NNW 348° | 4,186 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mount Morgan | NNE 14° | 4,186 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Mendel | SSE 159° | 4,177 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Abbot | NNW 339° | 4,176 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Gabb | NW 323° | 4,168 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Tom | E 83° | 4,145 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Dade | NNW 342° | 4,143 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7931879621
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