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Joaquin Peak

Joaquin Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Joaquin Peak rises to 854 m in California. Darby Knob stands 1,127 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Ararat, a peak 2.0 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039859, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
854 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.14159, -120.69104

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 15
Springs: 14
  • Gooseberry Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Hicks Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Turners Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Vine Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Lord Spring: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 13
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Heron Point Day Use: 14.3 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 14.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 20.0 mi
  • Oak Leaf: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 1
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 3.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 13.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Joaquin Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Darby KnobE 83°1,127 m16.7 mi
Bear MountainSE 145°879 m10.3 mi
Mineral MountainENE 76°856 m13.5 mi
Quiggs MountainNE 35°843 m7.4 mi
Soapstone HillE 91°799 m10.3 mi
Carmen PeakSSE 165°786 m6.2 mi
High MountainE 79°748 m10.0 mi
Clinton PeakN 3°733 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:4119:5020:30
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1616:0616:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155596673797875665548
Precip in4.03.83.62.11.30.30.00.00.21.12.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Pardee, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 226250 — Joaquin Peak, Calaveras County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358768386

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