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Copper Mountain

Copper Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Copper Mountain rises to 934 m in California. Black Mountain stands 1,871 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is David Knopp, a attraction 1.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q35735907, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
934 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.15445, -116.20195

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • The Gossip Column: 4.0 mi
  • Defender Block: 4.0 mi
  • Empire Wall: 4.5 mi
  • Wall of Absurdities: 4.6 mi
  • Africa Face: 4.6 mi
Peaks
Parks: 41
  • Sunburst Park: 6.0 mi
  • Community Park: 6.6 mi
  • Knott's Sky Park: 7.1 mi
  • Friendly Hills Park: 8.2 mi
  • Bucklin Park: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 26
  • David Knopp: 1.5 mi
  • Outer Mongolia Climbing Area: 6.2 mi
  • Super Dome: 6.4 mi
  • Valley of Kings: 6.5 mi
  • Willow Hole: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves: 26
Springs: 19
  • Sneakeye Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Johnson Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Fortynine Palms Oasis Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Coyote Hole Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Quail Springs: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Samuelson Rocks: 7.8 mi
  • Abandoned rusty car: 9.0 mi
  • Abandoned rusty half-buried car: 9.1 mi
  • Worth Bagley stone: 9.3 mi
  • Ruins of a house: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Meditation Garden: 10.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Copper Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainWNW 284°1,871 m22.7 mi
Quail MountainSSW 193°1,772 m10.4 mi
Queen MountainSE 140°1,718 m9.2 mi
Inspiration PeakS 179°1,694 m15.1 mi
Eureka PeakSW 225°1,682 m12.0 mi
Chaparrosa PeakW 269°1,679 m20.7 mi
Ryan MountainSSE 162°1,663 m12.3 mi
Bernard PointSSE 161°1,655 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2418:57
June solstice05:3419:2320:00
September equinox06:3418:1018:43
December solstice06:4816:0116:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495156627078868578675648
Precip in1.20.70.40.20.10.00.30.40.20.20.20.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Joshua Tree, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358782516

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