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Kings Mountain

Kings Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Kings Mountain rises to 637 m in California. Lookout Tower stands 892 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Phleger Estate, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49041766, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
637 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.44077, -122.32441

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
Peaks
Gardens
  • Fruit Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Daffodil Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Panel Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Knot Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Dutch Garden: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Filoli Estate: 2.1 mi
  • Woodside Store: 2.7 mi
  • Pulgas Water Temple grounds: 3.0 mi
  • Easter Bowl: 3.2 mi
  • Handley Rock Park: 3.5 mi
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • Wing Lam gravesite: 5.1 mi
  • Lemos Farm: 5.3 mi
  • Long Branch Saloon and Farms: 5.7 mi
  • Arata's Pumpkin Farm: 5.8 mi
  • Public Bocce Court: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 47
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 7
  • Summit Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Summit Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Spring source: 12.6 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 17.2 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Aramai Point: 15.0 mi
  • Graffiti Rock: 17.8 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 19.4 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 19.5 mi
  • Chab: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Kings Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout TowerSE 139°892 m17.9 mi
Goat RockSE 141°890 m18.9 mi
Summit RockSE 138°878 m18.6 mi
Varian PeakSE 142°873 m18.5 mi
Black MountainSE 131°849 m12.9 mi
Indian RockSE 139°817 m19.2 mi
Turtle RockSE 140°812 m15.4 mi
Borel HillSE 141°766 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:21
June solstice05:4919:5520:34
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2116:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505255586367717169635449

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodside Fire STN 1, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 226591 — Kings Mountain, San Mateo County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358768728

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