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Island Mountain

Island Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Island Mountain rises to 956 m in California. Chews Ridge stands 1,549 m to the east-northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mulberger Dome, a peak 2.0 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 3.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Monterey County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039233, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
956 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.26496, -121.72384

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mulberger Dome: 2.0 mi
  • Ventana Double Cone: 2.3 mi
  • Kandlbinder Peak: 2.4 mi
  • Ventana Spires: 2.4 mi
  • Lion Rock: 2.5 mi
Parks
  • Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Day Use Area: 3.4 mi
  • Point Sur State Historic Park: 9.5 mi
  • Cachagua Community Park: 9.8 mi
  • Point Sur Lighthouse Reservation: 10.3 mi
  • Carmel Valley Community Park: 15.0 mi
Nature reserves: 35
Attractions: 15
Historic sites: 13
  • Tractor: 2.8 mi
  • Tin House: 6.4 mi
  • Suzuki-Roshi: 9.7 mi
  • Bill Cotta Memorial: 12.0 mi
  • Bixby Creek Bridge: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Pfeiffer Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Firehose Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Pine Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Highbride Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Pico Blanco Falls: 7.3 mi
Museums: 12
Beaches: 11
Springs: 10
Picnic sites: 7
Artworks: 3
  • Puente Big Creek Bridge: 15.1 mi
  • Mural by Hijos del Sol: 23.8 mi
  • Images of Pebble Beach: 24.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Arch: 5.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Los Padres Dam Slide: 8.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Island Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chews RidgeENE 70°1,549 m9.2 mi
South Ventana ConeE 82°1,517 m4.9 mi
Black ButteE 89°1,497 m10.2 mi
Ventana Double ConeNNE 13°1,477 m2.3 mi
Uncle Sam MountainN 10°1,445 m5.3 mi
Ventana ConeENE 63°1,434 m2.9 mi
Kandlbinder PeakNNW 345°1,418 m2.4 mi
Black ConeESE 115°1,363 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:5119:5020:28
September equinox06:5618:3119:05
December solstice07:1516:1616:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254555861636464615551
Precip in9.58.66.72.91.10.20.10.10.11.94.29.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG SUR STN, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358786422

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