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Soldiers' Memorial Monument

Soldiers' Memorial Monument is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the east-southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Soldier's Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

park in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49524734, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Elevation
18 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.94327, -122.06077

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Soldier's Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Pleasant HIll Park: 0.5 mi
  • Len Hester Park: 0.5 mi
  • Pleasant Oaks Park: 0.6 mi
  • Fox Creek Park: 1.0 mi
Attractions
  • Turkey Vulture: 1.6 mi
  • Hurricane Harbor: 2.2 mi
  • US Army helicopter: 3.0 mi
  • Labyrinth: 3.5 mi
  • Alhambra Creek Valley Staging Area: 3.5 mi
Peaks
  • Dinosaur Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Cardiac Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Rearing Horse Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Twilight Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Two Oaks Hill: 2.6 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Storyvanes: 2.5 mi
  • Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Small): 3.5 mi
  • Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Large): 3.6 mi
  • Lime Ridge Labyrinth (Lake): 3.6 mi
  • United States Peace Corps Fountain: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 22
Springs: 19
  • Sulfur Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Soto Springs: 6.1 mi
  • Peach Tree Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Coffeeberry Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Moses Rock Spring: 7.2 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 10.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Soldiers' Memorial Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloESE 118°1,173 m9.1 mi
Devil's PulpitESE 118°1,110 m9.2 mi
North PeakESE 112°1,084 m9.4 mi
Ransom PointESE 117°1,037 m8.9 mi
Mount OlympiaESE 109°898 m9.1 mi
Eagle PeakESE 113°722 m7.3 mi
Rock 2S 180°617 m8.9 mi
Vollmer PeakWSW 245°581 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:20
June solstice05:4719:5520:35
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2116:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505457616671737472665650
Precip in3.53.62.61.20.60.10.00.00.10.71.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Concord Wwtp, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358770600

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