Skip to content

Cosmit Peak

Cosmit Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Cosmit Peak rises to 1,394 m in California. Cuyamaca Peak stands 1,979 m to the south, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35736026, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1394 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.00699, -116.61585

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Iron Spring: 1.2 mi
  • La Puerta Springs: 2.8 mi
  • Anahuac Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Azalea Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Conejos Spring: 3.5 mi
Peaks
  • North Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Middle Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Sill Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Mineral Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Sunshine Mountain: 4.0 mi
Parks
  • Pedro Fages Monument: 4.3 mi
  • Jess Martin County Park: 4.7 mi
  • Julian County Park: 4.8 mi
  • Frank Lane Park: 5.3 mi
  • Cuyamaca Rancho State Park: 5.8 mi
Artworks: 47
  • Hubbell Gateway: 6.8 mi
  • Blessed Mother: 14.2 mi
  • Magic Water Horse: 16.8 mi
  • Utahraptor: 20.2 mi
  • Tyrannosaurus Rex: 20.2 mi
Attractions: 23
Historic sites: 21
Cliffs: 12
  • Main Wall: 11.3 mi
  • Monster Rocks: 11.3 mi
  • Shadow Wall: 14.2 mi
  • 2-Second Tier: 14.2 mi
  • Main Wall: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 4.8 mi
  • Mildred Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Creek: 14.8 mi
  • Washtub Falls: 15.1 mi
Museums: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Table: 8.3 mi
  • Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • BBQ Area: 11.4 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Stuart Alan Whitmore Memorial Garden: 10.2 mi
  • desert garden: 16.6 mi
  • Bonsai Pavillion: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Warner Hot Spring: 19.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Cosmit Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cuyamaca PeakS 173°1,979 m4.2 mi
Monument PeakSE 125°1,904 m13.8 mi
Wooded HillSE 136°1,894 m14.9 mi
Stephenson PeakSE 128°1,889 m14.8 mi
Piñon PointSE 129°1,832 m14.9 mi
North PeakE 91°1,826 m1.7 mi
Garnet PeakESE 122°1,800 m10.7 mi
Middle PeakSSE 154°1,795 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:58
June solstice05:3919:2319:59
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:4616:0716:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424246495564717165554741
Precip in5.56.44.92.31.10.20.40.50.61.52.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cuyamaca, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 270614 — Cosmit Peak, San Diego County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358801109

More peaks in California

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Cosmit Peak.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens