Aerie Crag Picnic Area
Aerie Crag Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,201 m. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the south-southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Reversed Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 11 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 11 mi
- Lembert Dome · 14 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Reversed Peak: 0.8 mi
- Mount Wood: 2.9 mi
- Mount Downs: 3.4 mi
- Carson Peak: 3.9 mi
- Parker Peak: 3.9 mi
- Hartley Springs: 4.7 mi
- Big Springs: 10.1 mi
- Bald Mountain Spring: 12.7 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 12.9 mi
- Pilot Spring: 13.3 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 3.0 mi
- Minarets Falls: 11.4 mi
- Florence Falls: 13.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 14.0 mi
- Twin Falls: 14.4 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 2.7 mi
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 5.9 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 7.3 mi
- Mono Mills: 10.2 mi
- Lee Vining: 10.6 mi
- free natural hot pool: 12.9 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 16.7 mi
- Hot Spring: 16.8 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 18.4 mi
- Warm Springs: 19.2 mi
- The Alcove: 10.9 mi
- The Wave: 11.0 mi
- The Buttresses: 13.3 mi
- Dore Cliff: 15.6 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 18.8 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 2.5 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 10.6 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 10.8 mi
- Clark Canyon: 11.0 mi
- Community Center Park: 12.6 mi
- Perched Boulder: 2.6 mi
- South Tufa Area: 10.7 mi
- Upside-Down House: 10.8 mi
- Navy Beach: 10.8 mi
- Devils Postpile: 12.4 mi
- June Lake Beach: 2.5 mi
- Navy Beach: 10.8 mi
- Danburg Beach: 14.7 mi
- Mono Mills: 10.2 mi
- Bennettville: 12.3 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 22.1 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 10.8 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 14.2 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 24.9 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 10.5 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 9.3 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Aerie Crag Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | SSW 211° | 4,007 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Lyell | WSW 243° | 3,993 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Dana | NW 319° | 3,976 m | 8.9 mi |
| Kuna Peak | W 278° | 3,958 m | 5.2 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | SW 236° | 3,956 m | 9.5 mi |
| Koip Peak | W 279° | 3,954 m | 4.9 mi |
| Banner Peak | SSW 211° | 3,940 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Maclure | WSW 246° | 3,933 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:43 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LEE Vining, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/42486410
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 16 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 24 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 25 mi
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