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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

Peaks
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
Beaches: 33
  • 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: 27
Gardens: 10
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 18.7 mi
  • Pumpkin Patch: 20.6 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 14.7 miles of Big Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNE 46°897 m14.4 mi
Cloverdale PeakNE 34°890 m14.5 mi
Black MountainNW 311°781 m8.8 mi
Gube MountainNW 316°765 m13.4 mi
Mount TomNW 307°756 m6.4 mi
Centennial MountainSE 135°747 m0.8 mi
Snook MountainNW 314°743 m13.4 mi
Crane PeakNW 319°728 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 5080 °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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