Reason Mountain
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
- 1,141 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Rock: 2.1 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Oliver Rock: 2.9 mi
- Rutan Rock: 3.5 mi
- Frames Peak: 3.5 mi
- Quesada Spring: 0.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 1.0 mi
- Iron Spring: 1.0 mi
- Marcelin Spring: 1.1 mi
- Castro Spring: 2.5 mi
- Coalinga Mineral Springs County Park: 10.4 mi
- William Keck Memorial Park: 11.4 mi
- Lynch Family Park: 11.8 mi
- Olsen Park: 12.2 mi
- Coalinga Memorial Bowl: 12.2 mi
- R C Baker Memorial Museum: 11.7 mi
- Camp Roberts Historical Museum: 20.5 mi
- Mission San Miguel Arcángel: 21.4 mi
- Estrella Warbird Museum: 24.6 mi
- Camp Roberts Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 21.9 mi
- Shandon Rest Area: 24.2 mi
- Caltrans Fallen Workers Memorial District: 21.7 mi
- James Dean Memorial: 22.3 mi
- Big Sandy State Wildlife Management Area: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Reason Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condon Peak | NNW 342° | 1,514 m | 22.7 mi |
| Wright Mountain | N 353° | 1,387 m | 22.4 mi |
| Center Peak | NNW 332° | 1,376 m | 15.5 mi |
| Castle Mountain | ESE 118° | 1,312 m | 9.6 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NNW 330° | 1,298 m | 17.3 mi |
| Williams Mountain | NW 322° | 1,257 m | 22.8 mi |
| Flag Peak | N 350° | 1,210 m | 12.2 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NW 311° | 1,188 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:12 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coalinga, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358790997
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- San Miguel · 21 mi
- Paso Robles · 28 mi
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