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Stags Leap

Stags Leap, seen from above at true elevation

Stags Leap is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 296 m. Three Peaks stands 872 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack, a peak 1.5 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
296 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.41991, -122.31359

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Haystack: 1.5 mi
  • Castle Peak: 2.5 mi
  • Atlas Peak: 3.5 mi
  • Veterans Peak: 4.3 mi
  • Red Mountain: 5.2 mi
Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
  • Van De Leur Park: 2.9 mi
  • Yountville Park: 3.1 mi
  • The Alameda: 3.4 mi
  • Solomon Park: 5.9 mi
Attractions
  • Welcome to Napa Valley Sign: 4.4 mi
  • Mumm: 6.0 mi
  • Napa Valley Wine Train: 8.3 mi
  • Balloons Above the Valley: 8.6 mi
  • V. Sattui Winery: 8.7 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 36
Gardens: 34
  • La Prairie De Lavande (The Lavender Meadow): 7.1 mi
  • Le Jardin: 7.1 mi
  • Nature's Way Montessori School Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Martha Walker Habitat Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 11.7 mi
Museums: 33
Picnic sites: 33
  • Loire Picnic: 7.1 mi
  • Rhône Picnic: 7.1 mi
  • Provence Picnic: 7.1 mi
  • Cedars: 8.8 mi
  • Roosevelt: 8.8 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Waterfalls: 4
  • Haraszthy Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Sonoma Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Linda Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Green Valley Falls: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Hunter Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 23.0 mi
  • Sulfur Springs: 24.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Rock: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Stags Leap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Three PeaksNW 324°872 m16.7 mi
Mount VacaE 97°857 m11.3 mi
Old BaldyNW 322°836 m16.9 mi
Mount HoodWNW 282°833 m13.3 mi
The BeehiveNW 322°833 m16.2 mi
Bald MountainWNW 284°832 m10.9 mi
Flat TopNW 322°832 m16.4 mi
Mount VeederWSW 249°817 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:21
June solstice05:4619:5820:37
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2416:1116:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495356596368697069645549
Precip in5.05.13.71.71.10.30.00.10.11.32.85.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Napa State Hospital, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358776479

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