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Mount Isabel

Mount Isabel, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Isabel rises to 1,275 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the north-northwest, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lick Observatory, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49053184, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1275 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.32646, -121.62054

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hipparchus Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Copernicus Peak: 1.5 mi
  • Tycho Brahe Peak: 1.5 mi
  • Huyghens Peak: 1.5 mi
  • Ptolemy Peak: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Reverend Hamilton: 1.6 mi
  • Pala Seca Cabin: 6.1 mi
  • Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 7.8 mi
  • J. J. Montgomery Monument: 8.0 mi
  • J. J. Montgomery Monument - "Soaring Flight": 8.5 mi
Attractions
  • Frog pond: 3.9 mi
  • Little Dipper: 10.6 mi
  • Lazy River: 10.6 mi
  • Shotgun Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Great White Shark: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites
Parks
  • Hidden forest park: 7.4 mi
  • Montgomery Hill Park: 7.8 mi
  • Fowler Creek Park: 8.0 mi
  • Evergreen Park: 8.3 mi
  • Blackpool Pocket Park: 8.4 mi
Museums: 41
Gardens: 40
Springs: 33
Waterfalls: 14
  • Pinto Creek Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Robison Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Murietta Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Pacheco Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Lower Falls: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 2
  • The Bluff: 14.6 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Del Valle West Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Mount Isabel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakNNW 340°1,327 m1.5 mi
Observatory PeakNW 310°1,298 m1.6 mi
Hipparchus PeakNNW 345°1,295 m1.4 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakNW 319°1,286 m1.5 mi
Mount HamiltonNW 311°1,279 m1.6 mi
Huyghens PeakNW 314°1,276 m1.5 mi
Galileo PeakNNW 336°1,273 m1.9 mi
Ptolemy PeakWNW 303°1,237 m1.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4719:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1816:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444345485564727267594943
Precip in5.04.84.42.21.30.30.00.10.21.33.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796105

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