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Austin Peak

Austin Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.24772, -120.84295

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 27
  • 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
Historic sites: 9
  • Car: 13.6 mi
  • Outhouse: 14.1 mi
  • Vehicle: 14.5 mi
  • Exploratory Mine Shaft: 14.6 mi
  • Bus: 15.0 mi
Springs: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area A: 17.2 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 17.3 mi
  • DeAnza Picnic Site: 17.3 mi
  • Day Use Area: 24.0 mi
  • Bear Creek Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • The Bluff: 13.8 mi
  • The Upper Crust: 24.6 mi
  • Discovery Wall: 24.8 mi
  • Ignorable Cliffs: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Laguna falls: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Memorial Rose Garden: 16.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Austin Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Benito MountainNE1,597 m13.9 mi
Santa Rita PeakENE1,560 m15.1 mi
Condon PeakENE1,514 m13.4 mi
San Carlos PeakNE1,472 m14.3 mi
Alta PeakNE1,428 m12.7 mi
Sampson PeakNE1,420 m13.5 mi
North HillNE1,418 m14.5 mi
Idria PeakNE1,415 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:15
June solstice05:4719:4720:25
September equinox06:5218:2819:02
December solstice07:1216:1316:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454749536067737469594944
Precip in4.94.23.71.30.70.10.10.00.10.91.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Priest Valley, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/549661822

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