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White Mountain

White Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

White Mountain rises to 2,662 m in California. Needham Mountain stands 3,816 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Angora Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away.

The story

Mountain in the Golden Trout Wilderness.

Wikidata Q49089384, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,662 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.25746, -118.47635

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 22
Waterfalls: 18
Historic sites: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Cabin 242: 19.9 mi
  • Cabin 236: 19.9 mi
  • Cabin 240: 19.9 mi
  • Cabin 234: 19.9 mi
  • R-Ranch Adult Building: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 24.5 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Arch: 9.0 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 9.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 18.4 mi
Parks: 1
  • Springville Veterans Memorial Park: 20.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of White Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Needham MountainNNW3,816 m14.0 mi
Florence PeakNNW3,789 m11.1 mi
Sawtooth PeakNNW3,759 m14.4 mi
Bullfrog PeakNNW3,755 m10.0 mi
Rainbow MountainNNW3,656 m12.2 mi
Vandever MountainNNW3,636 m11.4 mi
North Sawtooth PeakNNW3,623 m14.9 mi
Falcon PeakNNW3,584 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3819:3720:15
September equinox06:4318:1818:52
December solstice07:0216:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054576676838277665547
Precip in4.94.34.02.51.20.40.10.00.21.22.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ASH MTN, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358808881

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