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Bennett Mountain

Bennett Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bennett Mountain rises to 573 m in California. Mount Saint Helena South Peak stands 1,220 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hunter Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away.

The story

Bennett Mountain, also commonly known as Bennett Peak, is a 1,909-foot (582 m) summit in the Sonoma Mountains of California. Located on the west edge of Annadel State Park, it separates Bennett Valley in the Russian River drainage basin from Sonoma Valley in the Sonoma Creek drainage basin. Bennett Valley was named for James N. Bennett, an emigrant from Illinois who settled in the area in the 19th century. The mountain was burned following the October 2017 Northern California wildfires.

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Wikidata Q4889719, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
573 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.41297, -122.62387

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Galvan Community Park: 2.1 mi
  • Parktrail Open Space: 2.3 mi
  • Strawberry School Park: 2.5 mi
  • Creekside Park: 2.6 mi
  • Mesquite Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Attractions: 47
Historic sites: 45
Gardens: 38
  • Luther Burbank Art & Garden Center: 3.0 mi
  • St. Francis Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Garden of Healing: 4.7 mi
  • Luther Burbank Home and Gardens: 5.0 mi
  • City of Santa Rosa Sustainable Education Garden: 5.1 mi
Museums: 35
Beaches: 32
Nature reserves: 24
Picnic sites: 13
  • Birthday Party Area: 3.6 mi
  • Creekside Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Lawson Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Provence Picnic: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • Sonoma Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Linda Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Buck Gulch Falls: 24.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Hunter Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Rock: 16.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Bennett Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Saint Helena South PeakN 1°1,220 m16.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNNE 18°906 m16.4 mi
Three PeaksNNE 26°872 m15.5 mi
Old BaldyNNE 25°836 m15.3 mi
Mount HoodNE 49°833 m5.0 mi
The BeehiveNNE 27°833 m14.8 mi
Bald MountainENE 64°832 m6.9 mi
Flat TopNNE 26°832 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4819:5920:38
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2516:1216:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495254576166676868635549
Precip in5.86.44.32.01.30.30.00.00.11.63.36.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Rosa, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358761730

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