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Red Mountain

Red Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Red Mountain rises to 554 m in California. Geyser Peak stands 1,053 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Sky High, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Sonoma County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5386605.

Wikidata Q49067668, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
554 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.79741, -123.11723

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Vintage Meadows: 5.0 mi
  • Cloverdale City Park: 5.0 mi
  • Furber Park: 5.3 mi
  • Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds: 5.4 mi
  • Cloverdale Plaza: 5.4 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 27
  • Black Point Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Fisk Mill Cove: 18.7 mi
  • Pebble Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Stump Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Ohlson Beach: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Historic sites: 9
Springs: 8
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 5.0 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 8.8 mi
  • Gravelly Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Sulpher Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Poison Smith Spring: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 8
  • Pumpkin Patch: 15.2 mi
  • The Tropical: 15.4 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 15.4 mi
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 18.4 mi
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 3
  • J. Rickards Winery: 9.9 mi
  • Real Goods Solar Living Center: 11.8 mi
  • Korbel Winery Tour: 21.6 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Skyline Trailer: 12.8 mi
  • Peace Totem: 20.2 mi
  • Ukiah Valley - Past, Present & Future: 24.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • White Cap Arch: 19.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Geyser PeakE1,053 m14.8 mi
Monument PeakNE1,001 m11.7 mi
Sanel MountainNNW994 m11.7 mi
Red RockNE981 m11.2 mi
Snow MountainNNW950 m10.6 mi
Ward MountainNNW910 m9.4 mi
Pine MountainENE897 m9.7 mi
Grizzly PeakNW894 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4820:0220:42
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2816:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255596672757472655548
Precip in8.18.15.72.51.50.30.00.00.11.84.78.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cloverdale, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358773337

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