Mount Ararat
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
- 19.9 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Joaquin Peak: 2.0 mi
- Deer Peak: 4.1 mi
- Buena Vista Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Carmen Peak: 4.8 mi
- Simmons Point: 5.0 mi
- Gerald Turner Park: 5.8 mi
- Nielsen Park: 5.8 mi
- Fiddleneck Day Use Area: 6.2 mi
- Acorn Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
- Oak Knoll Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
- Calaveras County Historical Museum: 5.8 mi
- Angels Camp Museum: 9.1 mi
- Amador County Museum: 16.7 mi
- Columbia Museum: 17.4 mi
- Change House Museum and Gift Shop: 18.0 mi
- Mark Twain Monument: 9.2 mi
- Vallecito Western Mine: 11.2 mi
- Murphys: 13.3 mi
- Grumman TS-2A Tracker: 16.8 mi
- Springfield Armory/School/Store: 17.1 mi
- California Caverns: 12.2 mi
- Mercer Caverns: 12.6 mi
- Murphys Pokey: 13.1 mi
- Moaning Caverns Adventure Park: 13.4 mi
- Kennedy Gold Mine: 17.9 mi
- 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
- Jailhouse Rock: 16.4 mi
- Negro Jack Point: 17.0 mi
- The Grotto: 18.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 21.2 mi
- McKays Point: 23.9 mi
- Carson Hill: 12.3 mi
- Middle Bar: 12.8 mi
- French Flat: 16.1 mi
- Chinese Camp: 22.5 mi
- Heron Point Day Use: 13.5 mi
- Lupine Day Use Area: 14.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.7 mi
- National Recreation Area: 14.3 mi
- Red Hills: 22.5 mi
- Cocklebur Beach: 19.4 mi
- Mokelumne Beach: 21.3 mi
- F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 5.6 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | SE 135° | 879 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mineral Mountain | ENE 70° | 856 m | 14.7 mi |
| Joaquin Peak | NNE 22° | 854 m | 2.0 mi |
| Quiggs Mountain | NNE 32° | 843 m | 9.3 mi |
| Negro Hill | ESE 105° | 807 m | 17.3 mi |
| Soapstone Hill | E 82° | 799 m | 11.1 mi |
| Carmen Peak | SSE 151° | 786 m | 4.8 mi |
| High Mountain | ENE 70° | 748 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:06 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 66 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Pardee, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358761052
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