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Donut Rock

Donut Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Donut Rock rises to 910 m in California. San Benito Mountain stands 1,597 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49025480, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
910 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.27384, -120.42265

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 13
Springs: 11
Historic sites: 7
  • Car: 16.3 mi
  • Outhouse: 16.5 mi
  • Vehicle: 17.0 mi
  • Truck: 17.2 mi
  • Exploratory Mine Shaft: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Laguna falls: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Donut Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Benito MountainWNW1,597 m14.0 mi
Santa Rita PeakWNW1,560 m11.2 mi
Condon PeakWNW1,514 m11.3 mi
San Carlos PeakWNW1,472 m15.3 mi
Alta PeakWNW1,428 m14.6 mi
Sampson PeakWNW1,420 m18.2 mi
North HillWNW1,418 m15.7 mi
Idria PeakWNW1,415 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:4019:14
June solstice05:4519:4520:23
September equinox06:5018:2619:00
December solstice07:1016:1116:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495358637179858478685649
Precip in1.91.81.50.40.30.10.00.00.10.30.51.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coalinga, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358783137

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