Skip to content
Byway
JoinOpen app
Peak · California

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
1,530 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.89096, -116.56183
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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
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
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: 11
  • Monster Rocks: 5.3 mi
  • Main Wall: 5.3 mi
  • Bell Bluff: 9.8 mi
  • 2-Second Tier: 15.3 mi
  • Shadow Wall: 15.3 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
Attractions: 7
  • Moteros: 5.4 mi
  • Warlock Mine: 12.8 mi
  • Eagle Mine: 13.3 mi
  • Volcan Mountain Air Beacon: 14.6 mi
  • COVID climb: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Cottonwood Creek: 6.4 mi
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 9.3 mi
  • Kitchen Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Mildred Falls: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 6
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
Picnic sites: 4
  • Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • BBQ Area: 13.9 mi
  • Day Use Picnic Site: 20.2 mi
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Oakzanita Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cuyamaca PeakNW1,979 m4.6 mi
Monument PeakE1,904 m8.2 mi
Wooded HillESE1,894 m7.6 mi
Stephenson PeakE1,889 m8.6 mi
Piñon PointE1,832 m8.5 mi
North PeakN1,826 m8.1 mi
Garnet PeakENE1,800 m6.4 mi
Middle PeakNNW1,795 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

More peaks in California

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore peaks
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Oakzanita Peak.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens