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Mount Ararat

Mount Ararat, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Ararat rises to 679 m in California. Bear Mountain stands 879 m to the southeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Joaquin Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49051883, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
679 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.11520, -120.70465

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Museums: 16
Historic sites: 15
Attractions: 13
Springs: 10
  • Gooseberry Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Hicks Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Turners Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Churchs Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Vine Spring: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Heron Point Day Use: 13.5 mi
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 14.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • National Recreation Area: 14.3 mi
  • Red Hills: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 1
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 5.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 13.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Mount Ararat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainSE 135°879 m9.3 mi
Mineral MountainENE 70°856 m14.7 mi
Joaquin PeakNNE 22°854 m2.0 mi
Quiggs MountainNNE 32°843 m9.3 mi
Negro HillESE 105°807 m17.3 mi
Soapstone HillE 82°799 m11.1 mi
Carmen PeakSSE 151°786 m4.8 mi
High MountainENE 70°748 m11.2 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 5080 °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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358761052

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