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Copernicus Peak

Copernicus Peak, a peak in California
Copernicus Peak, a peak in CaliforniaDave Raiman · CC BY 3.0

Copernicus Peak rises to 1,327 m in California. Observatory Peak stands 1,298 m to the west-southwest, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hipparchus Peak, a peak 0.1 miles away.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q35735866, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,327 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.34678, -121.62998

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Frog pond: 2.6 mi
  • Lazy River: 10.1 mi
  • Little Dipper: 10.1 mi
  • Shotgun Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Great White Shark: 10.1 mi
Parks
  • Fowler Creek Park: 7.7 mi
  • Montgomery Hill Park: 7.7 mi
  • Hidden forest park: 7.8 mi
  • Tarun Lake Park: 8.2 mi
  • Groesbeck Hill Park: 8.2 mi
Peaks
  • Hipparchus Peak: 0.1 mi
  • Galileo Peak: 0.4 mi
  • Tycho Brahe Peak: 0.5 mi
  • Huyghens Peak: 0.7 mi
  • Mount Hamilton: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 59
  • Reverend Hamilton: 0.8 mi
  • Pala Seca Cabin: 4.9 mi
  • Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 8.0 mi
  • J. J. Montgomery Monument: 8.0 mi
  • J. J. Montgomery Monument - "Soaring Flight": 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 58
  • Stockman's Group Picnic SIte: 4.8 mi
  • Pala Seca Cabin: 4.9 mi
  • Sachi's Rest Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • Chappell Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Slide Creek Cabanas: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 43
Springs: 32
Waterfalls: 12
  • Pinto Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Murietta Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Robison Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Pacheco Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 3
  • The Bluff: 13.1 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 20.1 mi
  • Graffiti Rock: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Del Valle West Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Copernicus Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observatory PeakWSW1,298 m0.8 mi
Hipparchus PeakE1,295 m0.1 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakWSW1,286 m0.5 mi
Mount HamiltonWSW1,279 m0.8 mi
Huyghens PeakWSW1,276 m0.7 mi
Mount IsabelSSE1,275 m1.5 mi
Galileo PeakNW1,273 m0.4 mi
Ptolemy PeakSW1,237 m1.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4719:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1816:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444345485564727267594943
Precip in5.04.84.42.21.30.30.00.10.21.33.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358806265

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