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Cooper Peak

Cooper Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Cooper Peak rises to 2,913 m in California. Leavitt Peak stands 3,516 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Rock, a peak 1.2 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35735857, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2913 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.24050, -119.85769

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 28
Waterfalls: 11
Beaches: 4
Parks: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Marmot Day Use: 18.1 mi
  • Chickaree Day Use: 18.2 mi
  • Oak Leaf: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 3
  • Calaveras Big Trees State Park Visitor Center: 24.5 mi
  • Nature Museum: 24.7 mi
  • Interpretive Center: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 11.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 17.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Cooper Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Leavitt PeakENE 74°3,516 m11.6 mi
Sonora PeakENE 57°3,484 m14.4 mi
White MountainNE 54°3,470 m16.3 mi
Stanislaus PeakNE 46°3,426 m14.3 mi
Forsyth PeakESE 111°3,408.3 m16.1 mi
Molo MountainE 92°3,302 m10.9 mi
Big SamE 93°3,299 m12.6 mi
Relief PeakE 91°3,294 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3719:4720:27
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1316:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144495766747367574740
Precip in9.68.37.43.92.60.80.30.10.42.74.68.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherry Valley DAM, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797377

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