Big Mountain
Big Mountain rises to 1,283 m in California. Robbs Peak stands 2,040 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Sugar Pine Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away.
The story
Mountain in El Dorado County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q35727171, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,283 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Sugar Pine Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Sand Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Slate Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Chaix Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Pollock Pines Recreation Park: 5.3 mi
- Sportsmans Hall State Historic Landmark 704: 6.1 mi
- Eight Mile House State Historic Landmark: 6.6 mi
- Lumsden Park: 10.6 mi
- Gold Bug Park: 10.8 mi
- Trails West Marker: 7.4 mi
- Sutter's Mill Site: 13.9 mi
- Elkus: 14.8 mi
- Old Bird's Store (Tahoe NF): 15.5 mi
- Derby: 19.0 mi
- Fountain and Tallman Soda Factory Museum: 11.4 mi
- El Dorado County Historical Museum: 13.1 mi
- El Dorado Historical Museum: 13.1 mi
- Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Museum: 14.0 mi
- Foresthill Divide Museum: 16.1 mi
- Big Crater: 12.3 mi
- Little Crater: 13.4 mi
- Sugar Bun: 18.1 mi
- Long Point: 20.2 mi
- Horseshoe Canyon: 21.0 mi
- Jay Bird Spring: 6.5 mi
- Dad Youngs Spring: 9.0 mi
- Chicken Hawk Spring: 11.3 mi
- Granite Spring: 16.1 mi
- Marble Springs: 20.2 mi
- Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 12.0 mi
- Ralston Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 18.7 mi
- French Meadows Day Use Site: 23.7 mi
- Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 14.9 mi
- Leoni House: 17.0 mi
- Southwind Labradors: 22.1 mi
- Cameron Park CSD Pool: 23.2 mi
- cave: 24.5 mi
- Rock Creek: 8.0 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 9.2 mi
- Bassi Falls: 16.9 mi
- Codfish Falls: 20.5 mi
- Deadwood: 17.2 mi
- Logtown: 18.2 mi
- Salmon Falls: 23.3 mi
- Pit Stop Beach: 18.8 mi
- Tamaroo Bar: 22.3 mi
- Oregon Bar: 22.7 mi
- Finnon Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
- Auburn State Recreation Area: 15.4 mi
- Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 14.6 mi
- Prayer Garden: 22.9 mi
- Giant Indian Statues: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Big Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbs Peak | ENE 64° | 2,040 m | 14.0 mi |
| Sun Rock | ENE 69° | 1,991 m | 17.4 mi |
| Hartless Mountain | NE 56° | 1,880 m | 13.0 mi |
| Big Hill | E 88° | 1,873 m | 12.3 mi |
| Silver Hill | ENE 64° | 1,855 m | 10.0 mi |
| Old Iron Mountain | SE 124° | 1,798 m | 16.0 mi |
| Deer Knob | ENE 71° | 1,711 m | 11.5 mi |
| Devil Peak | NNE 29° | 1,611 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:03 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 9.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacific House, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 219220 — Big Mountain, El Dorado County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358761900
Day trips start here
- Placerville · 11 mi
- Coloma · 14 mi
- Placer County · 16 mi
- Auburn · 24 mi
- Colfax · 25 mi
- El Dorado Hills · 26 mi
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