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Monte de Oro

Monte de Oro, seen from above at true elevation

Monte de Oro rises to 349 m in California. Big Bar Mountain stands 1,332 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sycamore Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49051058, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
349 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.55266, -121.52552

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Waterfalls: 21
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 8
  • Beatson Corral: 3.5 mi
  • World Trade Center artifact: 9.4 mi
  • IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013: 19.2 mi
  • Phagna Norapamok Memorial: 20.6 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 7
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 4
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Monte de Oro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Bar MountainNNE 19°1,332 m16.4 mi
Quartz HillENE 71°1,325 m18.2 mi
Shute MountainNE 50°1,255 m16.1 mi
Swain HillENE 74°1,248 m15.8 mi
Hungary Hunt PeakNNE 18°1,227 m15.4 mi
Pompys PointNE 55°1,214 m17.4 mi
Pike County PeakESE 107°1,095 m18.0 mi
Mount HopeE 97°1,075 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:4019:5720:38
September equinox06:5518:2919:05
December solstice07:2416:0316:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495257616875807873655549
Precip in5.85.64.72.21.40.60.00.10.41.32.85.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oroville, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358771016

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