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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: 60
  • 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: 24
  • 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
Springs: 18
  • 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: 12
  • 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
Nature reserves: 9
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Meditation Garden: 10.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Copper Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainWNW1,871 m22.7 mi
Quail MountainSSW1,772 m10.4 mi
Queen MountainSE1,718 m9.2 mi
Inspiration PeakS1,694 m15.1 mi
Eureka PeakSW1,682 m12.0 mi
Chaparrosa PeakW1,679 m20.7 mi
Ryan MountainSSE1,663 m12.3 mi
Bernard PointSSE1,655 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 50–80 °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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