Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site
Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site is a picnic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,839 m. Eagle Peak stands 3,603 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountain Gate Park, a park 4.2 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- USFS
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 19.1 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 21.7 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Antelope Peak: 5.7 mi
- Lost Cannon Peak: 5.8 mi
- Fish Valley Peak: 6.2 mi
- Wild Horse Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Wells Peak: 7.7 mi
- Lava Springs: 4.5 mi
- Wild Horse Spring: 7.2 mi
- Jackass Spring: 8.3 mi
- Fourth of July Spring: 8.4 mi
- Upper Risue Canyon Spring: 10.9 mi
- Mountain Gate Park: 4.2 mi
- Walker Community Park: 4.6 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 5.7 mi
- Bridgeport: 7.2 mi
- Topaz Lake Park: 17.5 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 8.0 mi
- Silver Falls: 8.7 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 10.6 mi
- Carson Falls: 12.5 mi
- Sardine Falls: 13.2 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 10.0 mi
- Clinton: 11.9 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 16.0 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 19.4 mi
- Old Jail: 20.1 mi
- Sweetwater: 15.3 mi
- Masonic: 19.6 mi
- Dog Town: 23.8 mi
- Pine Grove: 24.0 mi
- Rockland: 24.1 mi
- Mono County Museum: 18.0 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 18.1 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 24.5 mi
- Locomotive Point: 20.0 mi
- East Flange Rock: 22.2 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 23.7 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 7.0 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 17.4 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 19.6 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 20.4 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- The Elbow: 22.5 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 7.4 mi
- Peep Sight: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | S 172° | 3,603 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Patterson | E 96° | 3,552 m | 8.2 mi |
| Wheeler Peak | ESE 103° | 3,545 m | 9.4 mi |
| Walker Mountain | S 183° | 3,524 m | 14.7 mi |
| Leavitt Peak | SW 223° | 3,516 m | 15.4 mi |
| Hanna Mountain | S 185° | 3,491 m | 18.0 mi |
| Sonora Peak | SW 236° | 3,484 m | 11.7 mi |
| White Mountain | WSW 241° | 3,470 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:46 | 20:26 |
| 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, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3608363976
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