Mount Oso
Mount Oso rises to 1,024 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Knob, a peak 3.4 miles away.
The story
Mount Oso (Spanish: Cerro del Oso) is a mountain in Western Stanislaus County, California, and is located on the Diablo Range. At 3,352 feet (1,022 m) feet in elevation, it is the third highest point in Stanislaus County. There are many radio stations and an unused forest fire lookout tower on the mountain. It appears in the City of Modesto's logo due to its predominance in the area's skyline.
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Wikidata Q6922612, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,024 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Knob: 3.4 mi
- Boardman North Peak: 5.3 mi
- Mount Boardman: 5.7 mi
- Copper Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Mocho North Peak: 7.1 mi
- Sungiant Park: 12.1 mi
- Rosette Park: 12.1 mi
- Tri Gem Park: 12.2 mi
- Castlebrite Park: 12.2 mi
- Early Gold Park: 12.3 mi
- Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 11.5 mi
- Carnegie Brick Ruins: 12.0 mi
- Carbona Station: 13.2 mi
- Rancho Del Puerto: 13.6 mi
- Patterson War Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Lone Tree Mineral Spring: 6.0 mi
- Hatch Spring: 16.7 mi
- South Spring: 18.2 mi
- Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 18.6 mi
- Bear Spring: 20.2 mi
- Minniear Day Use Area: 5.4 mi
- Deer Creek Canyon Area: 5.8 mi
- Day Use Area: 6.0 mi
- Dos Rios State Park: 13.3 mi
- Lick Observatory: 18.7 mi
- The Center Building: 13.6 mi
- Tracy Historical Museum: 16.4 mi
- Lammersville Pioneer School: 17.6 mi
- Clarence Smit Museum: 21.5 mi
- Manteca Historical Museum: 21.7 mi
- Harvest Of Progress: 16.0 mi
- Hotel Western Sign: 16.0 mi
- God Bless America: 16.0 mi
- Tracy Fire Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Modesto Arch: 22.4 mi
- Lichen Bark: 18.4 mi
- Pala Seca Cabin: 20.5 mi
- Stockman's Group Picnic SIte: 22.2 mi
- Sachi's Rest Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- John C. Calhoun Memorial Table: 24.4 mi
- Tracy Holiday Light Show: 15.2 mi
- Altamont Speedway: 19.0 mi
- Frog pond: 19.0 mi
- Oldest Light Bulb: 23.3 mi
- W-Tree: 23.5 mi
- Finnegan Falls: 13.1 mi
- Pinto Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
- Robison Falls: 15.6 mi
- Murietta Falls: 18.8 mi
- Garden Clock: 22.4 mi
- The Julio and Aileen Gallo Rose Garden: 22.8 mi
- Native Garden: 24.2 mi
- San Joaquin City: 12.8 mi
- Tuolumne City: 14.9 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 18.2 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 18.6 mi
- The Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 21.7 mi
- Westley Rest Area: 5.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Mount Oso. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | SW 232° | 1,327 m | 17.9 mi |
| Observatory Peak | SW 232° | 1,298 m | 18.7 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | SW 231° | 1,295 m | 17.8 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | SW 232° | 1,286 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | SW 232° | 1,279 m | 18.7 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | SW 232° | 1,276 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Isabel | SW 227° | 1,275 m | 18.4 mi |
| Galileo Peak | SW 233° | 1,273 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
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 | 47 | 51 | 55 | 59 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tracy Carbona, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 230140 — Mount Oso, Stanislaus County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358772204
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