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Big Mountain

Big Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
1283 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.83574, -120.63659

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 55
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 14
Cliffs: 12
Springs: 10
Picnic sites: 6
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 12.0 mi
  • Ralston Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 5
  • 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
Waterfalls: 4
  • Rock Creek: 8.0 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Bassi Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Pit Stop Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Tamaroo Bar: 22.3 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Giant Indian Statues: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Big Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Robbs PeakENE 64°2,040 m14.0 mi
Hartless MountainNE 56°1,880 m13.0 mi
Big HillE 88°1,873 m12.3 mi
Silver HillENE 64°1,855 m10.0 mi
Old Iron MountainSE 124°1,798 m16.0 mi
Deer KnobENE 71°1,711 m11.5 mi
Devil PeakNNE 29°1,611 m9.7 mi
Lookout MountainNE 51°1,566 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3819:5220:32
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1816:0316:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384144495765727166544337
Precip in9.68.88.84.93.20.90.00.10.52.95.39.4

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

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