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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
Nature reserves
Parks
Artworks: 58
Historic sites: 45
  • 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
Museums: 45
Beaches: 36
Gardens: 34
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 MountainN 355°1,275 m22.5 mi
Sandstone PeakENE 64°948 m0.9 mi
Tri PeaksNNW 333°917 m0.6 mi
Big DomeN 353°887.5 m0.7 mi
Boney MountainWSW 255°865 m0.8 mi
Castro PeakESE 102°855 m9.4 mi
Saddle PeakE 99°851 m16.8 mi
Rocky PeakNE 55°797 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 5080 °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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