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Cave Rocks

Cave Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Cave Rocks rises to 1,236 m in California. Jean Peak stands 3,202 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Prayer Garden, a garden 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35733322, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1236 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.55809, -116.70247

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Minor Park: 1.5 mi
  • Church Bowl: 10.7 mi
  • Boden Field: 12.3 mi
  • Idy Park: 12.9 mi
  • Entrance: 13.4 mi
Springs
  • Rancho Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Tool Box Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Magee Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Heller Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Oak Spring: 5.8 mi
Peaks
  • Thomas Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Cahuilla Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Little Thomas Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Table Mountain: 6.9 mi
  • Little Cahuilla Mountain: 7.1 mi
Attractions
  • Hurkey Creek: 9.9 mi
  • 49er Outpost: 10.3 mi
  • Wagon Outpost: 10.4 mi
  • Fort Outpost: 10.5 mi
  • Wagons: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 42
  • Prayer Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Alpenglow Lilac Gardens: 13.9 mi
  • South American Region: 19.0 mi
  • African Region: 19.0 mi
  • Native Trees: 19.0 mi
Museums: 25
Historic sites: 24
Artworks: 18
  • Rock Art: 18.9 mi
  • Rock Art Heart: 19.1 mi
  • Rock Art: 19.4 mi
  • Rock Art Heart: 19.6 mi
  • Isabelle: 20.4 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Waterfalls: 9
  • Hidden Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Andreas Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Seven Sisters Waterfall: 15.4 mi
  • West Fork Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Fuller Mill Creek Falls: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Cliffs: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Warner Hot Spring: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Cave Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jean PeakN 4°3,202 m17.2 mi
Marion MountainN 3°3,150 m16.5 mi
Newton Drury PeakN 3°3,102 m17.3 mi
Mount Saint EllenN 2°3,097 m16.5 mi
Tahquitz PeakN 6°2,692 m13.7 mi
Red TahquitzNNE 12°2,686 m14.1 mi
Toro PeakE 98°2,651 m16.1 mi
Santa Rosa MountainE 96°2,455 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:59
June solstice05:3819:2420:01
September equinox06:3618:1218:45
December solstice06:4816:0516:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434346505664707165574842
Precip in4.75.33.31.70.60.10.50.60.81.21.93.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Idyllwild Fire Dept, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358807898

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