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Waller Minaret

Waller Minaret, seen from above at true elevation

Waller Minaret rises to 3,557 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the north-northwest, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Leonard Minaret, a peak 0.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 15 miles off.

The story

Summit in the Sierra Nevada of California.

Wikidata Q119628329, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,557 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.67016, -119.18611

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 36
Historic sites: 22
  • Chetwood Cabin: 6.3 mi
  • Mill City Mine: 11.0 mi
  • Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 11.2 mi
  • Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 11.2 mi
  • Assay Office: 12.0 mi
Springs: 17
Cliffs: 15
Parks: 10
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 7
Hot springs: 7
  • free natural hot pool: 7.1 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 13.0 mi
  • Little Creek Hot Springs: 18.8 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 19.6 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Devils Postpile: 6.4 mi
  • Perched Boulder: 10.0 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 20.3 mi
  • South Tufa Area: 20.7 mi
  • Navy Beach: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Waller Minaret. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RitterNNW4,007 m1.5 mi
Mount LyellNW3,993 m6.7 mi
Kuna PeakN3,958 m9.9 mi
Rodgers PeakNW3,956 m5.4 mi
Koip PeakN3,954 m9.9 mi
Banner PeakNNW3,940 m1.9 mi
Mount MaclureNW3,933 m7.2 mi
Blacktop PeakN3,881 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3619:4320:22
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0916:0116:42

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/8676753038

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