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Devils Ribs

Devils Ribs, seen from above at true elevation

Devils Ribs rises to 579 m in California. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the north, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is High Rock, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49024579, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
579 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.59352, -123.16723

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Austin Creek State Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
  • Harold Richardson Redwoods Preserve: 8.0 mi
  • Angelo Boles Memorial Grove: 10.9 mi
  • Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground: 10.9 mi
  • Bruno Farnocchia Memorial Park: 11.1 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 48
Beaches: 29
Nature reserves: 23
Historic sites: 20
Gardens: 9
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 12.5 mi
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 19.4 mi
Museums: 7
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Gravelly Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 10.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Arched Rock: 11.3 mi
  • White Cap Arch: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Campo Gianni: 13.9 mi
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Devils Ribs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainN807 m8.1 mi
Mount TomNNW756 m12.6 mi
Centennial MountainNNE747 m7.7 mi
Crane PeakN728 m9.9 mi
Pole MountainSSE672 m6.6 mi
Buck MountainN634 m10.1 mi
Buck KnollE627 m7.4 mi
High RockNNE611 m1.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0120:41
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2816:1416:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495050525456575858575349
Precip in7.27.05.22.91.60.50.00.10.22.04.28.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Ross, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358803879

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