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Deer Peak

Deer Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Deer Peak rises to 582 m in California. Mount Zion stands 899 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Buena Vista Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in Calaveras County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49024140, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
582 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.17075, -120.73077

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Museums: 17
Attractions: 14
Historic sites: 13
Springs: 10
  • Gooseberry Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Hicks Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Turners Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Vine Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Lord Spring: 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Heron Point Day Use: 17.2 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 17.7 mi
  • A Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
  • C Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
  • B Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 1
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 3.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • National Recreation Area: 17.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Deer Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ZionNNE 16°899 m15.7 mi
Bear MountainSE 143°879 m13.2 mi
Mineral MountainE 85°856 m15.3 mi
Joaquin PeakSE 133°854 m3.0 mi
Quiggs MountainENE 57°843 m7.5 mi
Soapstone HillE 100°799 m12.6 mi
Carmen PeakSSE 155°786 m8.8 mi
High MountainE 90°748 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4119:5120:30
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1716:0616:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155596673797875665548
Precip in4.03.83.62.11.30.30.00.00.21.12.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Pardee, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 222205 — Deer Peak, Calaveras County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358764602

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