Nature reserve · California
Cow Mountain Management Area
Cow Mountain Management Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 762 m. Wright Peak stands 1,310 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sulpher Spring, a spring 3.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
Coordinates38.96611, -122.98828
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Gilliam Rock: 3.8 mi
- Monument Peak: 4.2 mi
- Red Rock: 4.2 mi
- Lakeport Peak: 4.3 mi
- Frog Woman Rock: 5.2 mi
Parks
- Lake County Fairgrounds: 6.3 mi
- Garden Park: 6.5 mi
- Library Park: 6.7 mi
- Xabatin "Big Water" Community Park: 6.8 mi
- Kelseyville County Park: 8.4 mi
Springs: 22
- Sulpher Spring: 3.7 mi
- Poison Smith Spring: 11.2 mi
- Black Oak Springs: 13.8 mi
- Witter Springs: 15.4 mi
- Sulpher Spring: 15.9 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Sheecome Gathering Basket: 6.9 mi
- Vichy Springs: 16.6 mi
- Celtic Cross: 16.9 mi
- Tribute to Prostitutes: 17.3 mi
- Johnathan Earl Gardner: 17.4 mi
Gardens: 9
- Pumpkin Patch: 12.6 mi
- Rainbow Garden: 12.7 mi
- Upper Orchard: 12.7 mi
- The Tropical: 12.7 mi
- Community Garden: 12.7 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Hopland Research & Extension Center: 6.0 mi
- Lake Sonoma: 16.6 mi
- Mailliard Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 18.9 mi
- Anderson Marsh Natural Preserve: 19.6 mi
- Riddell Preserve: 22.7 mi
Museums: 6
- Lake County Courthouse Museum: 6.6 mi
- Grace Hudson Museum: 17.1 mi
- Redwood Tree Service Station: 17.8 mi
- Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum: 20.9 mi
- Anderson Valley History Museum: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 6
- Real Goods Solar Living Center: 6.8 mi
- Lucerne Christian Conference Center: 13.7 mi
- J. Rickards Winery: 15.9 mi
- Ukiah U sign: 18.6 mi
- Lower Lake Stone Jail: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Frog Woman Rock: 5.1 mi
- Buckingham Bluffs: 12.3 mi
- Lincoln Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Deadman Cliff: 17.7 mi
- Ingalls Bluff: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 4
- Ukiah Valley - Past, Present & Future: 17.3 mi
- Tree Carving: 18.4 mi
- Tree Carving: 18.4 mi
- Ukiah U sign: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 3
- Dorn beach: 12.7 mi
- Laurel Beach: 13.0 mi
- Boater's Beach: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Oak Grove Day Use Area: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Cow Mountain Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright Peak | E 87° | 1,310 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Konocti | E 87° | 1,307 m | 12.0 mi |
| Howard Peak | E 87° | 1,306 m | 11.7 mi |
| South Peak | E 89° | 1,236 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Hannah | ESE 113° | 1,213 m | 14.1 mi |
| Buckingham Peak | E 82° | 1,200 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mahnke Peak | SE 135° | 1,085 m | 10.1 mi |
| Geyser Peak | SSE 151° | 1,053 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:12 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 66 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 8.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cloverdale, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1453529977
Day trips start here
- Lakeport · 7 mi
- Kelseyville · 8 mi
- Lake County · 16 mi
- Ukiah · 17 mi
- Boonville · 21 mi
- Mendocino County · 29 mi
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