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Carmel Mountain

Carmel Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Carmel Mountain rises to 130 m in California. Woodson Mountain stands 878 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Ocean Air Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Mountain in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q35732827, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
130 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.93073, -117.21783
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks: 60
Gardens: 60
  • East Ocean Air Greenbelt: 1.2 mi
  • Qualcomm AZ Roof Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 2.5 mi
  • UCHS Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Cara Knott Memorial Garden: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 60
  • Del Mar Mesa: 2.2 mi
  • Red Butte: 2.3 mi
  • Kearny Mesa: 6.2 mi
  • Soledad Mountain: 6.6 mi
  • Black Mountain: 6.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Parks
  • Ocean Air Park: 0.3 mi
  • Carmel Country Highlands Community Park: 0.7 mi
  • Del Mar Trails Park: 0.9 mi
  • Torrey Hills Pocket Park: 0.9 mi
  • Manorgate Pocket Park: 0.9 mi
Beaches: 28
Nature reserves: 26
Cliffs: 19
  • Del Mar Bluff: 3.0 mi
  • Thumb: 12.1 mi
  • Main Area: 12.1 mi
  • Lunch Rock: 12.1 mi
  • The Underworld: 12.1 mi
Springs: 9
  • Dog Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Indian Rock Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 11.2 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 13.4 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 2.4 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 13.9 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carmel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodson MountainENE878 m15.3 mi
North Iron MountainENE824 m15.6 mi
Iron MountainE818 m15.5 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakENE802 m16.0 mi
Middle SummitENE790 m15.7 mi
Mount EllieENE744 m15.3 mi
Wildwood MountainENE725 m16.3 mi
Peak 2266E691 m20.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2520:01
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:4916:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575859616468727472686256
Precip in2.32.71.60.80.30.10.10.00.10.60.92.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Miramar NAS, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 240247 — Carmel Mountain, San Diego County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358781581

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