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Osprey Rocks

Osprey Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Osprey Rocks is a cliff in California, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Centennial Mountain stands 747 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy Beach, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away.

Rocks for jumping into river (accessible from Sandy and Rocky beaches).

What the record says

Height
5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.47690, -123.02525

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Vacation Beach Park: 0.9 mi
  • Creekside Park: 1.4 mi
  • Angelo Boles Memorial Grove: 1.5 mi
  • Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground: 1.6 mi
  • Guerneville River Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites: 39
Beaches: 37
Gardens: 28
  • Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 1.4 mi
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Ragle Ranch Peace Garden: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 13
Museums: 12
Picnic sites: 5
  • Campo Gianni: 3.2 mi
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Birthday Party Area: 19.4 mi
  • Creekside Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
  • Lawson Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 4
  • Gravelly Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 14.9 mi
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 18.9 mi
  • Hunter Spring: 21.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Arched Rock: 6.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Osprey Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Centennial MountainNNW 339°747 m16.6 mi
Pole MountainWNW 291°672 m5.5 mi
Buck KnollN 358°627 m8.7 mi
High RockNW 321°611 m11.6 mi
Little Black MountainWNW 296°598 m5.7 mi
Red HillNNW 335°598 m14.4 mi
McCray MountainNNE 16°585 m6.2 mi
Queens PeakNNE 16°584 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:4920:0120:40
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2716:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495153565964656665625448
Precip in10.89.97.03.72.00.60.10.10.22.65.711.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Occidental, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7501559503

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