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Gabes Rock

Gabes Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Gabes Rock rises to 279 m in California. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground, a park 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030852, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
279 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.50464, -123.01778

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground: 0.8 mi
  • Angelo Boles Memorial Grove: 0.8 mi
  • Riverkeeper Stewardship Park: 1.2 mi
  • Guerneville River Park: 1.3 mi
  • J. K. Wright Playground and Courts: 1.4 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites: 38
Beaches: 34
Gardens: 28
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 3.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Ragle Ranch Peace Garden: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 16
Museums: 13
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Campo Gianni: 5.1 mi
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Birthday Party Area: 19.3 mi
  • Lawson Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
  • Creekside Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Springs: 4
  • Gravelly Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 13.0 mi
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 17.3 mi
  • Hunter Spring: 21.3 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Arched Rock: 7.7 mi
  • Hole in the Rock: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Gabes Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainNNW 334°807 m15.8 mi
Centennial MountainNNW 335°747 m15.0 mi
Pole MountainW 270°672 m5.5 mi
Buck KnollN 354°627 m6.9 mi
High RockNW 313°611 m10.4 mi
Little Black MountainW 277°598 m5.6 mi
Red HillNNW 330°598 m12.9 mi
McCray MountainNNE 18°585 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:4920:0120:40
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2716:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495153565964656665625448
Precip in10.89.97.03.72.00.60.10.10.22.65.711.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Occidental, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358766366

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