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Big Mountain

Big Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Mountain rises to 717 m in California. Topatopa Peak stands 1,891 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Large Dog Area, a park 3.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Ventura County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q35727196, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
717 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.33944, -118.79509

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Large Dog Area: 3.0 mi
  • Dog Park: 3.0 mi
  • Small Dog Area: 3.1 mi
  • Borges Park: 3.4 mi
  • Campus Hills Park: 3.5 mi
Peaks
  • Whiteface: 3.1 mi
  • Sulphur Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • Hutton Peak: 7.1 mi
  • Modelo Peak: 7.7 mi
  • Baldy: 7.9 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Historic sites: 54
Museums: 47
Gardens: 34
Springs: 30
  • Arundell Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Rodeo Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Hialeah Springs: 10.3 mi
  • Juan Fernandez Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Lower Sulphur Spring: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 25
  • Johnson Park: 10.3 mi
  • Meadows Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • Sycamore Flats: 10.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 11.0 mi
  • Wildwood Canyon: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 23
Nature reserves: 17
Waterfalls: 10
Cliffs: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Coba Arch: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Big Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Topatopa PeakNW1,891 m17.6 mi
Devils Heart PeakNW1,566 m17.6 mi
Whiteacre PeakNNW1,536 m14.6 mi
Santa Paula PeakWNW1,497 m14.1 mi
Hopper MountainNNW1,381 m10.4 mi
Sulphur PeakNNW1,364 m14.4 mi
San Cayetano MountainWNW1,275 m12.7 mi
Whitaker PeakNNE1,262 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:07
June solstice05:4419:3420:11
September equinox06:4418:2018:53
December solstice06:5816:1116:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555559616772798077696053
Precip in4.24.42.90.80.30.00.00.00.10.50.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newhall 5NW, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358780718

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