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Mount Wallace

Mount Wallace, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Wallace rises to 942 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away.

The story

Mount Wallace is a summit in the Diablo Range, in Alameda County, California. Mount Wallace rises to and elevation of 3,091 feet (942 meters).

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Wikidata Q49055059, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
942 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.53938, -121.55106

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Carnegie Brick Ruins: 6.3 mi
  • Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 12.4 mi
  • Wente Brothers Winery: 12.9 mi
  • Joaquin Murrieta and Murrieta's Well: 13.0 mi
  • Carbona Station: 13.2 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 44
Parks
  • Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
  • Del Valle State Recreation Area: 9.8 mi
  • Tracy Hills Park: 10.9 mi
  • Starcross Park: 10.9 mi
  • Greymont Park: 11.0 mi
Picnic sites: 42
Nature reserves: 27
Gardens: 24
Springs: 17
  • Lone Tree Mineral Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 8.6 mi
  • South Spring: 14.4 mi
  • McClure Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Hatch Spring: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Beaches: 3
  • Del Valle West Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • The Bluff: 11.7 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 12.0 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Mount Wallace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakSSW1,327 m14.0 mi
Observatory PeakSSW1,298 m14.6 mi
Hipparchus PeakSSW1,295 m14.0 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakSSW1,286 m14.4 mi
Mount HamiltonSSW1,279 m14.5 mi
Huyghens PeakSSW1,276 m14.5 mi
Mount IsabelSSW1,275 m15.2 mi
Galileo PeakSSW1,273 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:18
June solstice05:4619:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 237194 — Mount Wallace, San Joaquin County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358778248

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