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Glass Mountain

California

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Glass Mountain is a high summit in Mono County, California, within the Mono Lake Ranger District of Inyo National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Benton, about 12.5 miles away. The peak sits high in the Mono County backcountry, so plan for a high-elevation outing wherever you approach from. Sawmill Meadows Campground is the closest base, about 1.8 miles from the summit. Climbers will find Looking Wall about 2.6 miles away and Crag of Doom around 5 miles out. Hikers can reach the Kelty Stock trail roughly 4.6 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

11,126 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Glass Mountain

California

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Benton, California · 13 mi
Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Inyo National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)