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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

Peaks
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
Beaches: 31
  • 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: 26
Gardens: 10
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 18.0 mi
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Pumpkin Patch: 18.6 mi
  • The Tropical: 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 14.8 miles of Crane Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sanel MountainN 351°994 m14.8 mi
Snow MountainN 354°950 m14.0 mi
Ward MountainN 359°910 m13.0 mi
Pine MountainNE 55°897 m14.4 mi
Cloverdale PeakNE 43°890 m14.0 mi
Big MountainSE 139°807 m2.3 mi
Black MountainNW 308°781 m6.5 mi
Gube MountainNW 315°765 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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