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Oakzanita Peak

Oakzanita Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Oakzanita Peak rises to 1,530 m in California. Cuyamaca Peak stands 1,979 m to the northwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is East Mesa, a peak 1.7 miles away.

About

The story

Oakzanita Peak is a mountain in the Cuyamaca Mountains of San Diego County roughly 40 miles (64 km) from the Pacific Ocean, in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park east of San Diego and south-southwest of the town of Julian.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7074341, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1530 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.89096, -116.56183
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • East Mesa: 1.7 mi
  • West Mesa: 3.1 mi
  • Guatay Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Japacha Peak: 3.7 mi
  • Pine Mountain: 4.4 mi
Springs
  • Granite Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Dyar Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Japacha Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Cold Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Deer Spring: 5.0 mi
Parks
  • Cuyamaca Rancho State Park: 3.1 mi
  • Pine Valley County Park: 4.9 mi
  • Pedro Fages Monument: 7.2 mi
  • Laguna Recreation Area: 7.6 mi
  • Ipai - Tipai Park: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 22
  • Cuyamaca Rancho State Park: 2.4 mi
  • Airplane Monument: 2.6 mi
  • Yaquitepec: 12.7 mi
  • Alpine Veteran's Wall of Honor: 12.9 mi
  • Julian Jail: 13.0 mi
Museums: 14
Cliffs: 12
  • Monster Rocks: 5.3 mi
  • Main Wall: 5.3 mi
  • Bell Bluff: 9.8 mi
  • Main Wall: 15.3 mi
  • 2-Second Tier: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Moteros: 5.4 mi
  • Warlock Mine: 12.8 mi
  • Eagle Mine: 13.3 mi
  • Mortero Trailhead: 13.4 mi
  • Volcan Mountain Air Beacon: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Cottonwood Creek: 6.4 mi
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 9.3 mi
  • The Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Kitchen Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Magic Water Horse: 10.6 mi
  • Blessed Mother: 12.3 mi
  • Hubbell Gateway: 15.0 mi
  • The Big Green Box (SDG&E): 22.4 mi
  • Utahraptor: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • BBQ Area: 13.9 mi
  • Picnic Table: 16.9 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Aztec Woods: 8.4 mi
  • Agua Caliente County Park: 15.4 mi
  • Barnett Ranch County Preserve: 19.0 mi
  • Goodan Ranch Sycamore Canyon County Preserve: 23.9 mi
  • San Diego River: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Oakzanita Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cuyamaca PeakNW 326°1,979 m4.6 mi
Monument PeakE 89°1,904 m8.2 mi
Wooded HillESE 111°1,894 m7.6 mi
Stephenson PeakE 97°1,889 m8.6 mi
Piñon PointE 100°1,832 m8.5 mi
North PeakN 350°1,826 m8.1 mi
Garnet PeakENE 68°1,800 m6.4 mi
Middle PeakNNW 340°1,795 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:58
June solstice05:3919:2219:58
September equinox06:3518:1218:44
December solstice06:4616:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424246495564717165554741
Precip in5.56.44.92.31.10.20.40.50.61.52.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cuyamaca, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358801830

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