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Cave Point

Cave Point, seen from above at true elevation

Cave Point rises to 636 m in California. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the north-northwest, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Oyster Point, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35733314, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
636 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.84104, -121.88190

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Oyster Point: 0.8 mi
  • Windy Point: 0.9 mi
  • Knobcone Point: 1.0 mi
  • Artist Point: 2.9 mi
  • Devil's Pulpit: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Historic Green Ranch Site: 2.6 mi
  • Highland Ridge Lookout: 3.4 mi
  • Lower Volvon Village: 4.2 mi
  • Stone Corral: 4.3 mi
  • Lower Village Overlook: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites
  • Horseshoe Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Arroyo Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Uplands: 2.8 mi
  • Grotto: 2.9 mi
  • Big Rock: 2.9 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Diablo Vista Field: 3.0 mi
  • Robert Duchi Park: 3.1 mi
  • Welshland Park: 3.4 mi
  • Monterosso Park: 3.4 mi
  • Viewpoint Drive Park: 3.6 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • The Old Borges Ranchouse: 7.4 mi
  • Turkey Vulture: 12.0 mi
  • Babe Ruth Baseball Field: 12.3 mi
  • Alameda County Fairgrounds: 12.5 mi
  • Livermorium Atom: 12.6 mi
Springs: 18
Beaches: 13
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Kite beach: 15.8 mi
  • Playpen: 16.0 mi
  • Lake Temescal Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Niles beach: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 6
  • Turtle Rock: 3.9 mi
  • Mitchell Rock: 6.2 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 9.8 mi
  • Chab: 15.5 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Cave Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloNNW 328°1,173 m3.3 mi
Devil's PulpitNNW 330°1,110 m3.2 mi
North PeakNNW 344°1,084 m3.7 mi
Ransom PointNNW 330°1,037 m3.6 mi
Mount OlympiaNNW 345°898 m4.3 mi
Eagle PeakNW 324°722 m5.2 mi
Sunol PeakS 188°664 m15.4 mi
Red Leg PeakENE 74°652 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4619:5420:34
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2016:1116:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484850535966727270635347
Precip in5.14.93.71.91.10.30.00.00.11.22.65.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Diablo Junction, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358803843

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