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Madulce Peak

Madulce Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Madulce Peak rises to 1,993 m in California. Grouse Mountain stands 2,613 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Chokecherry Spring, a spring 3.1 miles away.

About

The story

Madulce Peak is a mountain located in the San Rafael Mountains, in the Transverse Ranges. It is the highest point of the Dick Smith Wilderness. The summit contains an old fire lookout that was constructed in the 1930s, but was burned down in the 1970s.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q18154891, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1993 m
Getting there

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Coordinates34.69110, -119.59124
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Chokecherry Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Big Pine Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Oak Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Kendall Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Logan Spring: 7.6 mi
Peaks
  • Big Pine Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Loma Pelona: 3.6 mi
  • Alamar Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Samon Peak: 4.3 mi
  • Lizard Head: 6.4 mi
Parks
Artworks: 49
Historic sites: 40
Attractions: 23
  • Mission Dam: 17.4 mi
  • Canyon: 17.4 mi
  • Sycamore Grove: 17.5 mi
  • Desert: 17.5 mi
  • Fallen Forest: 17.5 mi
Museums: 22
Beaches: 20
Picnic sites: 17
  • Red Rock Picnic Site: 12.8 mi
  • Live Oak Picnic Site: 13.1 mi
  • Falls Picnic Site: 13.9 mi
  • Lower Oso Picnic Site: 14.5 mi
  • First Crossing Picnic Site: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 15
Nature reserves: 11
Waterfalls: 6
  • Sisquoc Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Tangerine Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Wellhouse Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Seven Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Hot Springs Falls: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Natural arches: 2
  • San Roque Arch: 16.8 mi
  • Elusive Arch: 21.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Little Caliente Spring: 10.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Madulce Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grouse MountainENE 70°2,613 m24.7 mi
Cerro NoroesteENE 66°2,525 m24.0 mi
Reyes PeakESE 103°2,284 m18.1 mi
Haddock MountainESE 103°2,265 m20.5 mi
Brush MountainENE 57°2,149 m24.7 mi
Big Pine MountainW 277°2,077 m3.6 mi
San Rafael MountainW 276°1,973 m12.7 mi
McKinley MountainW 273°1,887 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:10
June solstice05:4619:3820:15
September equinox06:4718:2318:57
December solstice07:0316:1316:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254586369747571645749
Precip in7.17.64.71.60.70.10.10.00.11.11.54.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibraltar DAM #2, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358801674

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