Devil's Peak
Devil's Peak rises to 740 m in California. Montañon Peak stands 551 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Arch Rock, a natural arch 2.0 miles away. 17 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
The story
Devils Peak (or Mount Diablo or Diablo Peak) at 2,429 feet (740 m) is the tallest peak on the Channel Islands of California. It is located on Santa Cruz Island within Channel Islands National Park on land owned by The Nature Conservancy. Visiting the area requires a permit. Devil's Peak is the highest mountain on an ocean island in the contiguous 48 states, edging out Mount Constitution on Orcas Island by a few feet.
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Wikidata Q5267438, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 740 m
How to reach it
17 named places within 25 miles
- Blanca Sierra: 4.0 mi
- Harbor: 6.4 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 7.9 mi
- High Mount: 11.5 mi
- Montañon Peak: 12.0 mi
- Profile Point: 5.3 mi
- Fraser Point: 8.5 mi
- Arch Rock: 2.0 mi
- Channel Islands National Park: 2.2 mi
- Christi Beach: 5.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Devil's Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montañon Peak | E 94° | 551 m | 12.0 mi |
| Vail Peak | WSW 253° | 484 m | 20.0 mi |
| High Mount | E 91° | 482 m | 11.5 mi |
| Soledad Peak | WSW 254° | 480 m | 19.2 mi |
| Blanca Sierra | SSW 212° | 464 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | ESE 102° | 426 m | 7.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | WSW 258° | 395 m | 17.2 mi |
| Sierra Pablo | WSW 247° | 341 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:37 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 53 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Barbara 11 W, 27 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Channel Islands National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4317608386
Day trips start here
- Santa Barbara · 27 mi
- Goleta · 28 mi
- Montecito · 29 mi
- Carpinteria · 30 mi
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