Frog Woman Rock
Frog Woman Rock rises to 265 m in California. Howard Peak stands 1,306 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off.
The story
Frog Woman Rock (Pomo: Bi-tsin’ ma-ca Ka-be) is a distinctive volcanic monolith located in Mendocino County, California, in the Russian River canyon through the California Coast Ranges. The California Historical Landmark, adjacent to U.S. Route 101, is a popular recreational site for rock-climbing and whitewater kayaking.
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Wikidata Q5505224, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 265 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cloverdale Peak: 3.9 mi
- Redwood Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Doe Rock: 4.8 mi
- Red Rock: 5.0 mi
- Duncan Peak: 5.0 mi
- Cloverdale River Park: 7.1 mi
- Cloverdale Plaza: 7.6 mi
- Cloverdale City Park: 7.7 mi
- Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds: 7.8 mi
- Vintage Meadows: 8.0 mi
- Sulpher Spring: 8.8 mi
- Johnny Brown Springs: 13.6 mi
- Poison Smith Spring: 13.9 mi
- Skaggs Springs: 15.3 mi
- Laurel Spring: 16.4 mi
- Sheecome Gathering Basket: 12.0 mi
- Celtic Cross: 17.7 mi
- Tribute to Prostitutes: 18.3 mi
- Johnathan Earl Gardner: 18.4 mi
- Held-Poage Memorial Home: 18.4 mi
- Pumpkin Patch: 10.7 mi
- Rainbow Garden: 10.9 mi
- The Tropical: 10.9 mi
- Upper Orchard: 10.9 mi
- Community Garden: 10.9 mi
- Cow Mountain Management Area: 5.2 mi
- Hopland Research & Extension Center: 6.9 mi
- Lake Sonoma: 12.3 mi
- Mailliard Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 14.7 mi
- Soda Springs Reserve: 19.5 mi
- Lake County Courthouse Museum: 11.8 mi
- Grace Hudson Museum: 18.1 mi
- Redwood Tree Service Station: 18.9 mi
- Anderson Valley History Museum: 19.5 mi
- Healdsburg Museum: 23.2 mi
- Frog Woman Rock: 0.1 mi
- Deadman Cliff: 12.8 mi
- Buckingham Bluffs: 16.8 mi
- Lincoln Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Ingalls Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Real Goods Solar Living Center: 4.9 mi
- J. Rickards Winery: 13.3 mi
- Lucerne Christian Conference Center: 18.8 mi
- Ukiah U sign: 19.2 mi
- Lower Lake Stone Jail: 23.9 mi
- Ukiah Valley - Past, Present & Future: 18.3 mi
- Ukiah U sign: 19.2 mi
- Tree Carving: 19.6 mi
- Tree Carving: 19.6 mi
- Skyline Trailer: 21.2 mi
- Dorn beach: 17.6 mi
- Laurel Beach: 18.1 mi
- Boater's Beach: 21.6 mi
- Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach: 23.8 mi
- Oak Grove Day Use Area: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Frog Woman Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Peak | ENE 75° | 1,306 m | 15.9 mi |
| South Peak | ENE 76° | 1,236 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mahnke Peak | ESE 107° | 1,085 m | 11.4 mi |
| Geyser Peak | SE 132° | 1,053 m | 15.3 mi |
| Red Mountain | N 350° | 1,032 m | 10.7 mi |
| Monument Peak | E 91° | 1,001 m | 5.4 mi |
| Sanel Mountain | WNW 286° | 994 m | 8.9 mi |
| Red Rock | E 94° | 981 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:12 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 66 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 8.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cloverdale, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358807426
Day trips start here
- Kelseyville · 12 mi
- Lakeport · 12 mi
- Boonville · 18 mi
- Ukiah · 18 mi
- Lake County · 21 mi
- Mendocino County · 28 mi
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