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Reason Mountain

Reason Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Reason Mountain rises to 1,141 m in California. Condon Peak stands 1,514 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Quesada Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Monterey County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49067003, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1141 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.00523, -120.49126

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 21
Parks: 15
Museums: 4
Rest areas: 4
Historic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Big Sandy State Wildlife Management Area: 19.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Reason Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Condon PeakNNW 342°1,514 m22.7 mi
Wright MountainN 353°1,387 m22.4 mi
Center PeakNNW 332°1,376 m15.5 mi
Castle MountainESE 118°1,312 m9.6 mi
Twin PeaksNNW 330°1,298 m17.3 mi
Flag PeakN 350°1,210 m12.2 mi
Smith MountainNW 311°1,188 m7.7 mi
Charley MountainNW 314°1,180 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:4019:14
June solstice05:4619:4520:23
September equinox06:5118:2719:00
December solstice07:1016:1216:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495358637179858478685649
Precip in1.91.81.50.40.30.10.00.00.10.30.51.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coalinga, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358790997

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