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Big Mountain

Big Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Mountain rises to 807 m in California. Pine Mountain stands 897 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Rock, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

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

Wikidata Q35727188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
807 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.71019, -123.14500

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Warm Springs Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
  • Furber Park: 8.5 mi
  • Vintage Meadows: 8.9 mi
  • Cloverdale City Park: 9.2 mi
  • Tarman Park: 9.3 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 31
  • Fisk Mill Cove: 13.6 mi
  • Stump Beach: 13.6 mi
  • Clam Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Black Point Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Pebble Beach: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Gardens: 8
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 18.7 mi
  • Pumpkin Patch: 20.6 mi
  • The Tropical: 20.8 mi
Springs: 6
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 1.6 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 6.7 mi
  • Gravelly Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Poison Smith Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Sulpher Spring: 23.2 mi
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 5
  • J. Rickards Winery: 10.7 mi
  • Korbel Winery Tour: 17.0 mi
  • Real Goods Solar Living Center: 17.9 mi
  • Iron Horse Vineyards: 22.0 mi
  • Sturgeons Steam Mill – Historic: 24.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
Artworks: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • White Cap Arch: 17.6 mi
  • Arched Rock: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Campo Gianni: 20.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Big Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNE897 m14.4 mi
Cloverdale PeakNE890 m14.5 mi
Black MountainNW781 m8.8 mi
Gube MountainNW765 m13.4 mi
Mount TomNW756 m6.4 mi
Centennial MountainSE747 m0.8 mi
Snook MountainNW743 m13.4 mi
Crane PeakNW728 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0220:41
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2816:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255596672757472655548
Precip in8.18.15.72.51.50.30.00.00.11.84.78.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358761897

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