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Crane Peak

Crane Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Crane Peak rises to 728 m in California. Sanel Mountain stands 994 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q35736400, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
728 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.73602, -123.17334

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Furber Park: 9.0 mi
  • Vintage Meadows: 9.1 mi
  • Cloverdale City Park: 9.3 mi
  • Warm Springs Recreation Area: 9.6 mi
  • Tarman Park: 9.6 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 29
  • Fisk Mill Cove: 13.5 mi
  • Stump Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Black Point Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Pebble Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Ohlson Beach: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Gardens: 8
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 18.0 mi
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Pumpkin Patch: 18.6 mi
  • The Tropical: 18.8 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 18.8 mi
Springs: 7
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 1.0 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 8.6 mi
  • Gravelly Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Laurel Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Sulpher Spring: 22.4 mi
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 5
Attractions: 4
  • J. Rickards Winery: 12.1 mi
  • Real Goods Solar Living Center: 16.3 mi
  • Korbel Winery Tour: 19.4 mi
  • Iron Horse Vineyards: 24.4 mi
Historic sites: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • White Cap Arch: 16.0 mi
  • Arched Rock: 21.1 mi
  • Fish Rocks Arch: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Campo Gianni: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Crane Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sanel MountainN994 m14.8 mi
Snow MountainN950 m14.0 mi
Ward MountainN910 m13.0 mi
Pine MountainNE897 m14.4 mi
Cloverdale PeakNE890 m14.0 mi
Big MountainSE807 m2.3 mi
Black MountainNW781 m6.5 mi
Gube MountainNW765 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0220:42
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2816:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255596672757472655548
Precip in8.18.15.72.51.50.30.00.00.11.84.78.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cloverdale, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358806296

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