Austin Peak
Austin Peak rises to 768 m in California. San Benito Mountain stands 1,597 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cleveland Rock, a peak 1.1 miles away.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q35724600, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 768 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cleveland Rock: 1.1 mi
- Gull Neck Rock: 2.7 mi
- Monarch Peak: 2.9 mi
- Banchero Rock: 3.3 mi
- Panther Peak: 4.7 mi
- Los Gatos Creek County Park: 15.1 mi
- King Street Pocket Park: 16.0 mi
- Town Square Park: 16.0 mi
- City of King Park: 16.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 16.0 mi
- Car: 13.6 mi
- Outhouse: 14.1 mi
- Vehicle: 14.5 mi
- Exploratory Mine Shaft: 14.6 mi
- Bus: 15.0 mi
- Splitrock Spring: 14.5 mi
- McMillan Spring: 14.8 mi
- Aqua Buena Spring: 15.2 mi
- Live Oak Spring: 15.7 mi
- Rambo Spring: 16.2 mi
- Picnic Area A: 17.2 mi
- Picnic Area B: 17.3 mi
- DeAnza Picnic Site: 17.3 mi
- DeAnza Picnic Site: 17.3 mi
- Day Use Area: 24.0 mi
- The Bluff: 13.8 mi
- The Upper Crust: 24.6 mi
- Discovery Wall: 24.8 mi
- Ignorable Cliffs: 24.8 mi
- San Benito Wilderness Study Area: 13.9 mi
- Griswold Hills Day use area: 21.7 mi
- New Idria Mercury Mine: 15.0 mi
- New Idria: 15.0 mi
- Laguna falls: 6.9 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 16.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Austin Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Benito Mountain | NE 53° | 1,597 m | 13.9 mi |
| Santa Rita Peak | ENE 63° | 1,560 m | 15.1 mi |
| Condon Peak | ENE 69° | 1,514 m | 13.4 mi |
| San Carlos Peak | NE 46° | 1,472 m | 14.3 mi |
| Alta Peak | NE 53° | 1,428 m | 12.7 mi |
| Sampson Peak | NE 35° | 1,420 m | 13.5 mi |
| North Hill | NE 44° | 1,418 m | 14.5 mi |
| Idria Peak | NE 40° | 1,415 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:47 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:13 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Priest Valley, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/549661822
Day trips start here
- King City · 16 mi
- Monterey County · 21 mi
- Pinnacles National Park · 25 mi
- San Benito County · 30 mi
- Soledad · 30 mi
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