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Mount Mocho

Mount Mocho, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Mocho rises to 1,117 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mocho North Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

Mount Mocho is a summit in the Diablo Range, in Santa Clara County, California. It rises to an elevation 3,665 feet / 1,117 meters.

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Wikidata Q49053655, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1117 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.45549, -121.49439

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Ellen Le: 2.1 mi
  • Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 6.1 mi
  • Reverend Hamilton: 11.3 mi
  • Carnegie Brick Ruins: 12.2 mi
  • Pala Seca Cabin: 13.0 mi
Parks
Attractions: 42
  • Frog pond: 11.5 mi
  • W-Tree: 17.3 mi
  • Indian Joe Cave Rocks: 18.4 mi
  • Tracy Holiday Light Show: 18.9 mi
  • Lazy River: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 40
Nature reserves: 36
Springs: 24
  • Lone Tree Mineral Spring: 8.5 mi
  • South Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Hatch Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 13.8 mi
  • Willow Spring: 15.9 mi
Gardens: 19
Waterfalls: 5
  • Pinto Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Murietta Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Robison Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Finnegan Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Pacheco Falls: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Del Valle West Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • The Bluff: 15.0 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Mount Mocho. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakSW 225°1,327 m10.6 mi
Observatory PeakSW 226°1,298 m11.3 mi
Hipparchus PeakSW 224°1,295 m10.5 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakSW 226°1,286 m11.1 mi
Mount HamiltonSW 226°1,279 m11.3 mi
Huyghens PeakSW 226°1,276 m11.2 mi
Mount IsabelSW 218°1,275 m11.3 mi
Galileo PeakSW 227°1,273 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4619:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3019:04
December solstice07:1816:1116:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 228887 — Mount Mocho, Santa Clara County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358770939

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