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Pole Mountain

Pole Mountain, a peak in California
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Pole Mountain rises to 672 m in California. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pole Mountain Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063039, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
672 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.50519, -123.12000

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Austin Creek State Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
  • Angelo Boles Memorial Grove: 6.0 mi
  • Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground: 6.1 mi
  • Vacation Beach Park: 6.1 mi
  • Creekside Park: 6.7 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 36
Historic sites: 30
Nature reserves: 23
Gardens: 23
  • Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 6.6 mi
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 15.3 mi
Museums: 12
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Gravelly Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 14.0 mi
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Campo Gianni: 7.6 mi
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
  • Birthday Party Area: 24.7 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Arched Rock: 5.0 mi
  • White Cap Arch: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Pole Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainN 355°807 m14.2 mi
Centennial MountainN 357°747 m13.6 mi
Buck KnollNE 35°627 m8.3 mi
High RockNNW 343°611 m7.4 mi
Little Black MountainN 359°598 m0.6 mi
Red HillN 355°598 m11.1 mi
Lookout RockN 352°587 m14.8 mi
McCray MountainENE 59°585 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0120:41
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2716:1416:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495050525456575858575349
Precip in7.27.05.22.91.60.50.00.10.22.04.28.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358772923

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