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Exchange Peak

Exchange Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Exchange Peak rises to 899 m in California. San Cayetano Mountain stands 1,275 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Inspiration Point, a historic site 0.2 miles away.

The story

Exchange Peak is the third highest point in the Santa Monica Mountains (after Sandstone Peak and the highest of the Tri-Peaks), with an elevation of 2,953 feet (900 m).

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q22078006, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
899 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.11484, -118.94562

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Artworks: 48
Museums: 44
Historic sites: 41
  • Inspiration Point: 0.2 mi
  • Old Cabin: 1.4 mi
  • Danielson Monument: 1.5 mi
  • Ranch House Ruins: 5.6 mi
  • Old Reservoir: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 35
Beaches: 35
Gardens: 32
Attractions: 24
  • Chumash Demonstration Village: 2.6 mi
  • Santa Monica College Astronomical Observing Site: 3.7 mi
  • Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza: 6.9 mi
  • Wildwood Tepee: 7.2 mi
  • Modern Art: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Wildwood Canyon: 7.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 7.1 mi
  • Skunk Hollow: 7.1 mi
  • Sycamore Flats: 7.2 mi
  • Meadows Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Sycamore Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Paradise Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 10.7 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 10.7 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 21.6 mi
Springs: 4
Cliffs: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Coba Arch: 10.9 mi
  • Arch Rock: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Cayetano MountainN1,275 m22.5 mi
Sandstone PeakENE948 m0.9 mi
Tri PeaksNNW917 m0.6 mi
Big DomeN888 m0.7 mi
Boney MountainWSW865 m0.8 mi
Castro PeakESE855 m9.4 mi
Saddle PeakE851 m16.8 mi
Rocky PeakNE797 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3519:08
June solstice05:4519:3420:11
September equinox06:4518:2118:54
December solstice06:5816:1216:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565557576063666665645955
Precip in2.43.92.20.50.40.10.00.00.10.40.91.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — PT Mugu NF, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/2358064309

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