Wells Peak
Wells Peak rises to 3,294 m in California. Mount Patterson stands 3,552 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lost Cannon Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49088127, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3294 m
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 27.2 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 27 mi
- Liberty Vista Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lost Cannon Peak: 2.0 mi
- White Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Fish Valley Peak: 2.7 mi
- Sonora Peak: 4.1 mi
- Whitecliff Peak: 4.1 mi
- Lava Springs: 10.3 mi
- Doe Springs: 11.9 mi
- Buck Springs: 12.8 mi
- Wild Horse Spring: 14.3 mi
- Salt Spring: 14.6 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 2.7 mi
- Bridgeport: 4.5 mi
- Walker Community Park: 9.8 mi
- Mountain Gate Park: 10.6 mi
- Douglas Picnic Ground: 11.0 mi
- Silver Falls: 4.1 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 4.5 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 5.5 mi
- Sardine Falls: 6.5 mi
- Carson Falls: 8.3 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 17.5 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 17.5 mi
- Old Jail: 17.5 mi
- Clinton: 19.0 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 24.4 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 7.7 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 22.9 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 23.4 mi
- East Flange Rock: 14.7 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 22.5 mi
- Locomotive Point: 24.6 mi
- Mono County Museum: 21.4 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 21.6 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 23.2 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 11.4 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 11.5 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 12.7 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 23.0 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 10.4 mi
- Peep Sight: 16.2 mi
- Sweetwater: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Wells Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Patterson | E 80° | 3,552 m | 15.3 mi |
| Wheeler Peak | E 85° | 3,545 m | 16.1 mi |
| Walker Mountain | SSE 152° | 3,524 m | 12.6 mi |
| Leavitt Peak | SSW 206° | 3,516 m | 8.5 mi |
| Hanna Mountain | SSE 160° | 3,491 m | 15.3 mi |
| Sonora Peak | SW 223° | 3,484 m | 4.1 mi |
| White Mountain | SW 235° | 3,470 m | 2.0 mi |
| Flatiron Butte | SSE 160° | 3,470 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:47 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 45 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796331
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