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Franks Peak

Franks Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Franks Peak rises to 512 m in California. Rodriguez Mountain stands 1,183 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Whitney, a peak 0.3 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49030440, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
512 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.10488, -117.15717
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Artworks: 60
  • Wired Circle: 1.0 mi
  • Rockwell Steps: 1.3 mi
  • Grande Step Totem: 4.3 mi
  • Muffler Man: 4.7 mi
  • The Hawk: 6.6 mi
Parks
  • Double Peak Park: 1.2 mi
  • Harmony Grove Village Community Park: 1.4 mi
  • 4th of July Park: 1.4 mi
  • Questhaven Park: 1.7 mi
  • Discovery Community Park: 1.8 mi
Attractions
  • Denk Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Rancho La Costa Habitat Conservation Area: 4.2 mi
  • The Kit Carson Park Snake: 5.8 mi
  • Dancing Topiaries: 8.0 mi
  • Village: 8.0 mi
Museums: 55
Gardens: 45
  • Arboretum: 3.4 mi
  • Circle Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Incredible Edibles: 7.9 mi
  • Hamilton Children's Garden: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 42
Nature reserves: 27
Beaches: 19
Cliffs: 16
  • Del Mar Bluff: 12.5 mi
  • Net Muc: 18.5 mi
  • Thumb: 20.2 mi
  • Main Area: 20.2 mi
  • Lunch Rock: 20.2 mi
Springs: 10
  • Indian Rock Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Bear Spring: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 2.1 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 5.9 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • El Salto Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 12.4 mi
  • Washtub Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Franks Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rodriguez MountainENE1,183 m17.2 mi
Woodson MountainESE878 m12.7 mi
North Iron MountainSE824 m13.8 mi
Iron MountainSE818 m14.9 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakSE802 m14.5 mi
Middle SummitSE790 m14.5 mi
Mount EllieSE744 m13.8 mi
Wildwood MountainSE725 m15.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4119:2520:01
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:4916:0916:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575760636771767775696256
Precip in3.23.62.21.00.40.10.10.10.20.61.12.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Escondido #2, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358784359

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