Waucoba Mountain
Waucoba Mountain rises to 3,392 m in California. Split Mountain stands 4,269 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Wünüpü Peak, a peak 2.2 miles away. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Waucoba Mountain with an elevation of 11,128 feet (3,392 m) is the highest peak in the Inyo Mountains of eastern California. It is in the Inyo Mountains Wilderness and the Inyo National Forest. It has a clean prominence of 3,923 feet (1,196 m). "Waucoba" is a name derived from a Native American language meaning "pine trees".
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Wikidata Q24191793, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,392 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Wünüpü Peak: 2.2 mi
- Mount Inyo: 3.2 mi
- Andrews Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Mazourka Peak: 7.0 mi
- Cowhorn: 8.0 mi
- Side Hill Spring: 3.1 mi
- Waucoba Spring: 3.5 mi
- Seep Hole Spring: 7.5 mi
- Johnson Spring: 8.7 mi
- Santa Rita Spring: 8.9 mi
- Arai Pond: 21.8 mi
- Japanese Garden: 21.9 mi
- Administration Circle Garden: 21.9 mi
- Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 21.9 mi
- Barracks Garden: 21.9 mi
- Volcano Pool: 19.6 mi
- Wizard Pool: 19.7 mi
- Bat Pool: 19.8 mi
- Crystal Pool: 19.8 mi
- Sunrise Pool: 19.8 mi
- Dehy Park: 18.4 mi
- Mendenhall Park: 18.7 mi
- Independence Park: 18.7 mi
- Big Pine Triangle County Park: 18.7 mi
- Merritt Park: 21.9 mi
- Bend City: 15.6 mi
- San Carlos: 16.4 mi
- Kearsarge: 22.8 mi
- Mary Austin's House: 18.6 mi
- Eastern California Museum: 18.7 mi
- Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center: 21.8 mi
- Division Creek Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Fort Independence Travel Plaza: 17.7 mi
- Bat Pole: 20.0 mi
- Paiute Mural: 21.9 mi
- Marble Bath: 20.8 mi
- Piñyon Picnic Area Nature Trail: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Waucoba Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Split Mountain | W 270° | 4,269 m | 22.9 mi |
| Birch Mountain | W 277° | 4,134 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Bolton Brown | W 274° | 4,124 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Pinchot | WSW 257° | 4,114 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mount Prater | W 273° | 4,107 m | 23.6 mi |
| Cardinal Mountain | W 266° | 4,076 m | 22.4 mi |
| The Thumb | W 278° | 4,058 m | 24.4 mi |
| Striped Mountain | W 260° | 4,022 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:37 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 15:59 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 237364 — Waucoba Mountain, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358778470
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