Wheeler Peak
Wheeler Peak rises to 3,545 m in California. Eagle Peak stands 3,603 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Patterson, a peak 1.5 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 24 miles off.
The story
mountain in Mono County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49088954, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3545 m
How to reach it
- 23.8 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 27.7 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Patterson: 1.5 mi
- South Sister: 4.5 mi
- Middle Sister: 6.2 mi
- Mount Jackson: 6.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Clinton Spring: 3.0 mi
- Lava Springs: 5.8 mi
- Long Doctor Spring: 7.3 mi
- Rye Grass Spring: 8.6 mi
- Lakeview Spring: 8.9 mi
- Clinton: 3.1 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 3.4 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 12.7 mi
- Little Bodie Monument: 19.4 mi
- Parr House: 20.5 mi
- Sweetwater: 6.8 mi
- Masonic: 10.3 mi
- Dog Town: 17.8 mi
- Rockland: 19.2 mi
- Pine Grove: 20.0 mi
- Silver Falls: 15.0 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 16.4 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 17.3 mi
- Sardine Falls: 19.6 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 19.9 mi
- Mountain Gate Park: 10.8 mi
- Walker Community Park: 12.3 mi
- Bridgeport: 13.2 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 13.5 mi
- Bodie State Historic Park: 20.6 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 7.7 mi
- Walker River Hot Spring: 17.5 mi
- Booker Hot Spring: 17.7 mi
- Mono County Museum: 11.6 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 11.6 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 20.7 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 9.4 mi
- The Elbow: 13.4 mi
- Locomotive Point: 11.8 mi
- Bodie Bluff: 20.8 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 12.8 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 14.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Wheeler Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | SSW 202° | 3,603 m | 17.7 mi |
| Hunewill Peak | SSW 205° | 3,562 m | 19.8 mi |
| Victoria Peak | SSW 203° | 3,561 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Patterson | NW 324° | 3,552 m | 1.5 mi |
| Walker Mountain | SW 218° | 3,524 m | 16.1 mi |
| Leavitt Peak | WSW 245° | 3,516 m | 21.7 mi |
| Hanna Mountain | SW 214° | 3,491 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Walt | SSW 198° | 3,487 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800590
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