Cowtrack Spring
Cowtrack Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,404 m. Mount Gibbs stands 3,893 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cowtrack Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 25 miles off.
How to reach it
- 24.6 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 24 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 26 mi
- Lembert Dome · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cowtrack Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Granite Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Sagehen Peak: 9.4 mi
- Crater Mountain: 12.9 mi
- North Crater Panum Crater: 13.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 3.7 mi
- Warm Springs: 5.6 mi
- Simons Spring: 6.6 mi
- Gaspipe Spring: 6.8 mi
- Baxter Spring: 7.1 mi
- Mono Mills: 10.4 mi
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 16.5 mi
- Lee Vining: 16.7 mi
- Catholic Church (site): 18.7 mi
- Bottle Works (Site): 18.8 mi
- Warm Springs: 5.6 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 20.6 mi
- Alkali Hot Springs: 22.1 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 22.2 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 22.2 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 13.5 mi
- Clark Canyon: 14.7 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 16.7 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 17.9 mi
- Bodie State Historic Park: 19.0 mi
- Mono Mills: 10.5 mi
- Bodie: 18.8 mi
- Aurora: 21.3 mi
- State Line: 21.9 mi
- Dog Town: 24.3 mi
- Navy Beach: 11.6 mi
- South Tufa Area: 12.0 mi
- Upside-Down House: 16.7 mi
- Perched Boulder: 19.9 mi
- The Alcove: 14.7 mi
- The Wave: 14.8 mi
- Bodie Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Dore Cliff: 24.6 mi
- Navy Beach: 11.7 mi
- Danburg Beach: 17.5 mi
- June Lake Beach: 19.1 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 16.7 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 18.8 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Cowtrack Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Gibbs | WSW 251° | 3,893 m | 22.9 mi |
| Mount Wood | WSW 237° | 3,858 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Lewis | WSW 244° | 3,765 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Warren | W 271° | 3,758 m | 22.2 mi |
| Lee Vining Peak | W 267° | 3,565 m | 20.9 mi |
| Gilcrest Peak | W 274° | 3,528 m | 22.6 mi |
| Glass Mountain Ridge HP | SSE 158° | 3,402 m | 16.5 mi |
| Glass Mountain | SSE 158° | 3,395 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:59 | 16:40 |
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, 17 mi away.
- Mono Lake Lupine2 obs
- Black-tailed Jackrabbit1 obs
- Hoary Comma1 obs
- Checkered White1 obs
- Freckled Milkvetch1 obs
- two-colored phacelia1 obs
- Inyo Gilia1 obs
- dune horsebrush1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4911730931
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 11 mi
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