Copernicus Peak
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
- 1327 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Discoveries: 9.4 mi
- Discoveries: 9.4 mi
- Discoveries: 9.4 mi
- Health Brings Peace of Heart and Happiness: 10.8 mi
- Lunar New Year: 10.8 mi
- Alum Rock Science & Nature Center: 9.9 mi
- Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch: 12.4 mi
- History Park at Kelley Park: 12.7 mi
- Hellenic Heritage Museum: 12.7 mi
- Chinese American Historical Museum: 12.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.7 mi
- Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 9.6 mi
- Chinese Cultural Garden: 12.3 mi
- Ponderosa Woods: 12.8 mi
- Blue Garden: 12.8 mi
- South Spring: 0.4 mi
- Willow Spring: 8.6 mi
- Deer Horn Spring: 10.5 mi
- Sada's Spring: 10.5 mi
- Pajahuello Spring: 10.9 mi
- 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
- Drawbridge: 20.6 mi
- Lexington: 22.3 mi
- Alma: 22.4 mi
- Wrights: 22.6 mi
- Burrell: 22.7 mi
- The Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 20.1 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 24.9 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 16.3 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 16.9 mi
- Westley Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Westley Rest Area: 23.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observatory Peak | WSW 242° | 1,298 m | 0.8 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | E 99° | 1,295 m | 0.1 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | WSW 240° | 1,286 m | 0.5 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | WSW 245° | 1,279 m | 0.8 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | WSW 239° | 1,276 m | 0.7 mi |
| Mount Isabel | SSE 160° | 1,275 m | 1.5 mi |
| Galileo Peak | NW 322° | 1,273 m | 0.4 mi |
| Ptolemy Peak | SW 234° | 1,237 m | 1.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:12 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358806265
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