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Mount Ellen

Mount Ellen rises to 201 m in California. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Cone Cult, a park 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q49052578, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
201 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.27944, -122.29099

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Cone Cult: 1.2 mi
  • Coyote Bowl: 1.4 mi
  • Heritage Grove Redwood Preserve: 2.5 mi
  • La Honda Store State Historic Landmark: 2.9 mi
  • San Mateo Coast State Beaches: 6.4 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites
  • Choctaw Youth Camp: 1.9 mi
  • Madrone Day Use Area: 4.4 mi
  • Tan Oak Day Use Area: 4.4 mi
  • Orchard Glen: 8.2 mi
  • McGarvey Flat: 10.6 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
  • Audry C. Rust Commemorative Site: 5.4 mi
  • Ted Norton's Rock: 5.4 mi
  • Johansen Mill Site: 5.8 mi
  • Page Mill Site: 5.8 mi
  • Sandy Point Lookout: 6.1 mi
Artworks
Museums
Beaches: 51
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 14
  • Bulls Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Spring source: 7.5 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Summit Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Summit Spring: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 13
Cliffs: 9
Covered bridges: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Mount Ellen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiESE 110°985 m11.6 mi
Castle RockESE 108°979 m11.3 mi
The PeakESE 109°917 m12.8 mi
Lookout TowerESE 103°892 m10.2 mi
Goat RockESE 109°890 m10.7 mi
Sunnyvale MountainESE 110°880 m13.0 mi
Summit RockESE 104°878 m10.9 mi
Varian PeakESE 109°873 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:5019:5520:34
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2016:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505151535557616161575250
Precip in5.86.24.32.30.90.40.10.20.21.32.66.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Gregorio 2 SE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358806406

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