Basin Mountain
Basin Mountain in California's eastern Sierra Nevada range is a large and visually prominent peak near the city of Bishop. Basin Mountain is not as tall as its neighboring peaks, Mount Tom and Mount Humphreys, but it dominates the view to the west from Bishop as it rises above the Buttermilks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Humphreys and Four Gables.
Mount Humphreys
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Humphreys is a mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada on the Fresno-Inyo county line in the U.S. state of California. It is the 13th highest peak in California, and the highest peak in the Bishop area.
Four Gables
Peak
Four Gables, elevation 12,776 feet, is a mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aspendell and Scheelite.
Aspendell
Hamlet
Aspendell is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California, United States located at 8,409 feet above sea level with a population of 70 people. Aspendell is situated 5 miles southeast of Basin Mountain.
Scheelite
Locality
Rovana is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California. It is located at the western edge of Owens Valley, 5.5 miles north-northeast of Mount Tom, at an elevation of 5141 feet. Scheelite is situated 6 miles north of Basin Mountain.
Basin Mountain
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 13,104 feet
- Description: mountain in Sierra Nevada range, California, United States
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Inyo County, Desert, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.29689° or 37° 17′ 49″ northLongitude
-118.65837° or 118° 39′ 30″ westElevation
13,104 feet (3,994 metres)Open location code
859378WR+QMOpenStreetMap ID
node 358796769OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“Basin Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Basin Mountain (bukid sa Estados Unidos, California)”
- Cebuano: “Basin Mountain”
- Dutch: “Basin Mountain”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل باسين”
- Ladin: “Basin Mountain”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Humphreys Basin and Sharps Meadow.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Longley Lake and Mountain Basin Prospect.
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