Big Mountain
Big Mountain rises to 1,395 m in California. Plasse Peak stands 2,576 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Nature Center and Observatory, a museum 2.1 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q35727163, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1395 m
How to reach it
- 21.5 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Liberty Vista Point · 23 mi
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Sunday Ridge: 5.6 mi
- Cement Hill: 5.9 mi
- Lincoln Hill: 6.0 mi
- Round Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Archery: 2.5 mi
- Pioneer Park: 10.9 mi
- Soldiers Memorial Park: 11.5 mi
- West Point State Historic Landmark: 12.3 mi
- Salt Springs State Game Refuge: 12.3 mi
- Liddicoat Spring: 3.2 mi
- Marble Springs: 4.5 mi
- Mud Spring: 9.1 mi
- Canzatti Spring: 9.4 mi
- Upper Mud Spring: 9.4 mi
- Nature Center and Observatory: 2.1 mi
- Chaw'se Regional Indian Museum: 12.8 mi
- Sobon Estate Museum: 13.9 mi
- Amador County Model Railroad Museum: 14.0 mi
- Chew Kee Store: 14.6 mi
- Trails West Marker: 12.5 mi
- Trails West marker: 12.8 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 16.2 mi
- Elkus: 19.2 mi
- Albert Givan: 20.4 mi
- Leoni House: 2.4 mi
- Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 11.1 mi
- Black Chasm Cavern: 11.9 mi
- Sutter Gold Mine: 20.2 mi
- Historic Joseph H. Thomas House: 20.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 14.8 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 13.1 mi
- Rock Creek: 21.0 mi
- Bassi Falls: 23.7 mi
- Calaveras Dome: 16.2 mi
- Sugar Bun: 17.2 mi
- Machado Postpile: 23.1 mi
- Logtown: 19.1 mi
- Middle Bar: 23.4 mi
- Finnon Recreation Area: 20.2 mi
- Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Big Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plasse Peak | E 82° | 2,576 m | 20.7 mi |
| Alder Hill | ENE 76° | 2,359 m | 14.8 mi |
| Leek Spring Hill | ENE 73° | 2,323 m | 12.8 mi |
| Peddler Hill | E 90° | 2,175 m | 13.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 49° | 2,131 m | 20.1 mi |
| Shovel Grave | ESE 111° | 2,036 m | 17.8 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NE 42° | 1,902 m | 11.9 mi |
| Eagle Rock | NE 44° | 1,897 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256975 — Big Mountain, El Dorado County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358796866
Day trips start here
- Placerville · 19 mi
- Coloma · 26 mi
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