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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. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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
Artworks: 60
Peaks: 59
Gardens: 41
  • 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
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
Historic sites: 37
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: 18
  • 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
Ghost towns: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • 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
  • Silvercrest Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 6
Hot springs: 1
  • Warner Hot Spring: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cranes Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Angel MountainNE1,385 m13.1 mi
Pine MountainNNE1,284 m11.2 mi
Gem HillNE1,230 m11.7 mi
Black MountainENE1,214 m9.2 mi
Rodriguez MountainNNE1,183 m10.3 mi
El Cajon MountainSSE1,112 m13.8 mi
Dye MountainE1,034 m14.5 mi
El CapitanSSE1,026 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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