Banchero Rock
Banchero Rock rises to 790 m in California. San Benito Mountain stands 1,597 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Monarch Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q35725789, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 790 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Monarch Peak: 0.6 mi
- Cleveland Rock: 2.4 mi
- Chalk Peak: 3.3 mi
- Austin Peak: 3.3 mi
- Negro Hill: 3.8 mi
- Los Gatos Creek County Park: 12.3 mi
- Coalinga Mineral Springs County Park: 14.3 mi
- City of King Park: 18.4 mi
- Town Square Park: 18.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 18.5 mi
- Splitrock Spring: 11.2 mi
- McMillan Spring: 11.6 mi
- Live Oak Spring: 12.3 mi
- Rambo Spring: 12.9 mi
- Aqua Buena Spring: 14.0 mi
- Car: 13.6 mi
- Outhouse: 14.2 mi
- Vehicle: 14.7 mi
- Exploratory Mine Shaft: 14.9 mi
- Bus: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Area A: 19.6 mi
- Picnic Area B: 19.7 mi
- DeAnza Picnic Site: 19.8 mi
- San Benito Wilderness Study Area: 13.5 mi
- Griswold Hills Day use area: 23.8 mi
- New Idria Mercury Mine: 15.2 mi
- New Idria: 15.2 mi
- Laguna falls: 8.9 mi
- The Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Banchero Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Benito Mountain | NE 39° | 1,597 m | 13.4 mi |
| Santa Rita Peak | NE 51° | 1,560 m | 13.9 mi |
| Condon Peak | NE 55° | 1,514 m | 11.9 mi |
| San Carlos Peak | NNE 33° | 1,472 m | 14.2 mi |
| Alta Peak | NE 37° | 1,428 m | 12.2 mi |
| Sampson Peak | NNE 21° | 1,420 m | 14.0 mi |
| North Hill | NNE 31° | 1,418 m | 14.4 mi |
| Idria Peak | NNE 26° | 1,415 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 238946 — Banchero Rock, Monterey County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358780238
Day trips start here
- King City · 18 mi
- Monterey County · 24 mi
- Pinnacles National Park · 28 mi
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