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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
Artworks: 60
Peaks
Historic sites: 33
Beaches: 32
Gardens: 26
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 3.1 mi
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Ragle Ranch Peace Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 15
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 16.5 miles of Gabes Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainNNW807 m15.8 mi
Centennial MountainNNW747 m15.0 mi
Pole MountainW672 m5.5 mi
Buck KnollN627 m6.9 mi
High RockNW611 m10.4 mi
Little Black MountainW598 m5.6 mi
Lookout RockNNW587 m16.5 mi
McCray MountainNNE585 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 50–80 °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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