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Branciforte

OpenStreetMap · node/438179406

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Elevation, modelled
26 m
Tallest summit within 17.7 miles
Loma Prieta1,136 m · 13.0 mi
Nearest byway
Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 127.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:32local time
Coordinates
36.9812, -122.0140

Branciforte is a historic site in California, at a modelled 26 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bolcoff Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 28 miles off.

About

Spanish settlement in Alta California

Wikidata Q4956458, matched on coordinates and name (354 m apart).

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Branciforte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNE 46°1,136 m13.0 mi
Crystal PeakNE 47°1,097 m13.4 mi
Mount UmunhumNNE 27°1,063 m13.9 mi
Mount ThayerNNE 22°1,061 m13.7 mi
Mount ChualNE 46°1,046 m13.8 mi
Mount BielawskiNNW 345°985 m17.3 mi
Castle RockNNW 345°979 m17.7 mi
El SombrosoNNE 23°917 m14.8 mi
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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums: 45
Beaches: 32
Waterfalls: 25
Ghost towns: 10
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:5019:5320:32
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:1816:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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