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Alamo Mountain

Alamo Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Alamo Mountain rises to 2,248 m in California. Mount Pinos stands 2,697 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q35723818, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,248 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.66706, -118.95888

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Peak 7047: 1.9 mi
  • McDonald Peak: 2.5 mi
  • Gold Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Sewart Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • San Rafael Peak: 3.8 mi
Parks: 57
  • Mini Track: 6.7 mi
  • Hungry Valley Oak Woodland Natural Preserve: 7.3 mi
  • Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
  • Freeman Canyon Cultural Preserve: 8.8 mi
  • Sespe Condor Sanctuary: 9.7 mi
Springs: 43
  • Big Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Buck Creek Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Sespe Hot Springs: 5.5 mi
  • Borracho Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Dripping Springs: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Spanish Point: 11.2 mi
  • Frenchmans Flat: 12.7 mi
  • Upper Rose Valley Lake Day Use Area: 15.6 mi
  • Shady Acres: 22.3 mi
  • Hideaway: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Tumble Inn: 13.8 mi
  • Officer's Quarters: 14.7 mi
  • Mess Hall: 14.7 mi
  • Adobe Brick Pit: 14.7 mi
  • Hospital: 14.8 mi
Museums: 10
Nature reserves: 9
Waterfalls: 5
  • White Swift Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Punch Bowl: 15.7 mi
  • Rose Valley Falls: 15.9 mi
  • 33 Falls: 20.0 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Water Conservation Mural: 23.6 mi
  • Mermaid with Bike: 23.7 mi
  • Golden Lion Mural: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
  • The Sunburst Railbikes: 22.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Alamo Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PinosNW2,697 m14.6 mi
Sawmill MountainNW2,685 m15.6 mi
Grouse MountainNW2,613 m16.3 mi
Cerro NoroesteNW2,525 m17.9 mi
Frazier MountainN2,442 m7.5 mi
Reyes PeakW2,284 m18.5 mi
San Emigdio MountainNW2,282 m19.0 mi
Haddock MountainW2,265 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3519:08
June solstice05:4419:3620:13
September equinox06:4518:2118:54
December solstice07:0016:1116:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454649526069767772625245
Precip in2.53.72.00.80.40.10.10.10.10.60.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandberg, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358807755

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