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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
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
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
Nature reserves
Gardens: 56
Artworks
Springs: 17
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 17.0 miles of Cave Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloNNW1,173 m3.3 mi
Devil's PulpitNNW1,110 m3.2 mi
North PeakNNW1,084 m3.7 mi
Ransom PointNNW1,037 m3.6 mi
Mount OlympiaNNW898 m4.3 mi
Eagle PeakNW722 m5.2 mi
Sunol PeakS664 m15.4 mi
Red Leg PeakENE652 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 50–80 °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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