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Cranes Peak

Cranes Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Cranes Peak rises to 310 m in California. Angel Mountain stands 1,385 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ramona Grasslands Preserve, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35736407, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
310 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.08810, -116.94031
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • California Condor: 3.4 mi
  • Africa Tram: 3.4 mi
  • Lions: 3.4 mi
  • Big Horn Sheep: 3.4 mi
  • Tiger: 3.4 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Gardens: 42
  • Bonsai Pavillion: 3.5 mi
  • Circle Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Abraxas Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Cara Knott Memorial Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Arboretum: 14.5 mi
Historic sites: 40
Museums: 40
  • Classic Rotors Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Guy R. Woodward Museum: 5.4 mi
  • San Diego Children's Discovery Museum: 8.6 mi
  • Escondido Museum: 8.7 mi
  • Poway Heritage Museum: 9.9 mi
Springs: 33
  • Durasnitos Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Black Mountain Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Bear Spring: 8.7 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Cliffs: 22
  • Net Muc: 14.4 mi
  • Shadow Wall: 14.6 mi
  • 2-Second Tier: 14.7 mi
  • Main Wall: 14.7 mi
  • 4-Tier West: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Washtub Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Mildred Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 16.6 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 7.1 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 11.5 mi
  • Picnic Table: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Beaches: 6
Hot springs: 1
  • Warner Hot Spring: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Cranes Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Angel MountainNE 48°1,385 m13.1 mi
Pine MountainNNE 25°1,284 m11.2 mi
Gem HillNE 44°1,230 m11.7 mi
Black MountainENE 57°1,214 m9.2 mi
Rodriguez MountainNNE 12°1,183 m10.3 mi
El Cajon MountainSSE 150°1,112 m13.8 mi
Dye MountainE 94°1,034 m14.5 mi
El CapitanSSE 152°1,026 m13.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2719:00
June solstice05:4019:2420:00
September equinox06:3718:1318:46
December solstice06:4816:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565760636670757774686154
Precip in2.73.02.00.90.40.10.30.00.10.51.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Pasqual Animal PK, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358782642

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