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White Bear Peak

White Bear Peak, seen from above at true elevation

White Bear Peak rises to 3,889 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Julius Caesar, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q119634915, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3889 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.34587, -118.79976

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 18
  • Iodone Springs: 11.9 mi
  • Old Pedro: 12.0 mi
  • Reed Pools: 12.0 mi
  • Little Eden: 12.1 mi
  • Buzztail Spring: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Log Cabin: 4.7 mi
  • China Camp: 14.2 mi
  • Tom's Place Monument: 16.3 mi
  • Power Plant Ruin: 16.9 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 17.4 mi
Parks: 14
  • Starlite Playground and Park: 14.3 mi
  • Crowley Park: 15.6 mi
  • Millpond Recreation Area: 17.1 mi
  • Izaak Walton Park: 19.7 mi
  • Bulpitt Park: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Hot springs: 11
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.7 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.8 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.8 mi
  • Hot Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 10.8 mi
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 20.3 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 5
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of White Bear Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysSE 127°4,263 m8.7 mi
Bear Creek SpireNE 49°4,186 m2.3 mi
Mount MorganNE 42°4,186 m5.5 mi
Mount AbbotNNE 16°4,176 m2.9 mi
Mount GabbN 356°4,168 m2.1 mi
Mount TomE 94°4,145 m7.9 mi
Mount DadeNNE 24°4,143 m2.7 mi
Mount MillsN 9°4,102 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:07
June solstice05:3619:4120:20
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0716:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10982891237

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