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Mountain Peaks in Mono County, California

13 mountain peaks in Mono County. Every location page has sunrise and sunset azimuths, a monthly golden hour table, Milky Way windows and nearby spots.

Top mountain peaks

Mammoth MountainMountain Peak
Mammoth MountainMono County · 3,355 m
Mount DanaMountain Peak
Mount DanaMono County · 3,976 m
Mount ConnessMountain Peak
Mount ConnessMono County · 3,825 m
White Mountain PeakMountain Peak
White Mountain PeakMono County · 4,338 m
Mount GibbsMountain Peak
Mount GibbsMono County · 3,893 m
Red Slate MountainMountain Peak
Red Slate MountainMono County · 4,005 m
Glass MountainMountain Peak
Glass MountainMono County · 3,395 m
Mount MorrisonMountain Peak
Mount MorrisonMono County · 3,731 m
Mono–Inyo CratersMountain Peak
Mono–Inyo CratersMono County
Dunderberg PeakMountain Peak
Dunderberg PeakMono County · 3,774 m
Laurel MountainMountain Peak
Laurel MountainMono County · 3,604 m
Montgomery PeakMountain Peak
Montgomery PeakMono County · 4,098 m
Koip PeakMountain Peak
Koip PeakMono County · 3,954 m

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How to photograph mountain peaks

Summits catch first and last light — alpenglow can turn rock pink or orange minutes before sunrise and after sunset while valleys stay in shadow.

  • Photograph the peak from a lake, meadow or ridge at sunrise when the face that looks east lights up first.
  • Long lenses compress ridgelines; shoot the peak from several miles away to make it look massive.
  • Afternoon thunderstorms are common in summer at high elevations — plan summit hikes for early morning.
  • Snow on the summit holds detail best when you expose for the highlights and lift shadows later.
  • Alpenglow lasts only a few minutes; set up and focus beforehand.

Season: Early summer keeps snow on the peaks with green valleys below; autumn adds aspen or larch color in many ranges.