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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
  • Ellen Le: 8.2 mi
  • Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 12.4 mi
  • Wente Brothers Winery: 12.9 mi
  • Joaquin Murrieta and Murrieta's Well: 13.0 mi
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
Artworks
Picnic sites: 44
Attractions: 44
Nature reserves: 29
Gardens: 26
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: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Mount Wallace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakSSW 198°1,327 m14.0 mi
Observatory PeakSSW 200°1,298 m14.6 mi
Hipparchus PeakSSW 197°1,295 m14.0 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakSSW 199°1,286 m14.4 mi
Mount HamiltonSSW 200°1,279 m14.5 mi
Huyghens PeakSSW 200°1,276 m14.5 mi
Mount IsabelSSW 195°1,275 m15.2 mi
Galileo PeakSSW 199°1,273 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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