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Cyanide Vat

Cyanide Vat from directly overhead

Cyanide Vat is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Woodson Mountain stands 878 m to the east, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain Open Space, a park 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Material
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Coordinates32.99047, -117.11125
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks: 60
Gardens
Museums
Attractions
  • Sycamore crossing: 6.3 mi
  • The Kit Carson Park Snake: 6.9 mi
  • Potato Chip Rock: 8.0 mi
  • Martian Mountains: 8.3 mi
  • Annie's Canyon: 8.9 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 58
  • Eichar's Grave Site: 4.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 4.6 mi
  • Soroptomist Grove: 4.6 mi
  • El Cuervo Adobe: 8.1 mi
  • Goodan Ranch: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 28
Nature reserves: 26
Cliffs: 19
  • Del Mar Bluff: 9.4 mi
  • Net Muc: 10.7 mi
  • Thumb: 11.8 mi
  • Main Area: 11.8 mi
  • Lunch Rock: 11.9 mi
Springs: 12
  • Rock Haven Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Indian Rock Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Dog Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 5.8 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 14.7 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 6.3 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 6.5 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Cyanide Vat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodson MountainE878 m8.2 mi
North Iron MountainE824 m8.8 mi
Iron MountainE818 m9.1 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakE802 m9.3 mi
Middle SummitE790 m9.1 mi
Mount EllieE744 m8.6 mi
Wildwood MountainE725 m9.8 mi
SilverdomeESE724 m15.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:00
June solstice05:4119:2520:01
September equinox06:3718:1418:47
December solstice06:4816:0916:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575658616467727371676155
Precip in2.83.42.01.10.40.10.10.00.20.71.12.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rancho Bernardo, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1219435263

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