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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: 12
Historic sites: 8
  • Car: 16.3 mi
  • Outhouse: 16.5 mi
  • Vehicle: 17.0 mi
  • Car: 17.1 mi
  • Truck: 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 22.4 miles of Donut Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Benito MountainWNW 298°1,597 m14.0 mi
Santa Rita PeakWNW 297°1,560 m11.2 mi
Condon PeakWNW 285°1,514 m11.3 mi
San Carlos PeakWNW 302°1,472 m15.3 mi
Alta PeakWNW 294°1,428 m14.6 mi
Sampson PeakWNW 301°1,420 m18.2 mi
North HillWNW 303°1,418 m15.7 mi
Idria PeakWNW 300°1,415 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 5080 °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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