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Red Mountain

Red Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Red Mountain rises to 453 m in California. Mahnke Peak stands 1,085 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Vintage Meadows, a park 1.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in Sonoma County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5386606

Wikidata Q49067666, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
453 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.78963, -123.05722

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Vintage Meadows: 1.9 mi
  • Cloverdale City Park: 2.0 mi
  • Furber Park: 2.1 mi
  • Cloverdale Citrus Fairgrounds: 2.3 mi
  • Tarman Park: 2.4 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 28
Nature reserves: 25
Gardens: 11
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Pumpkin Patch: 17.1 mi
  • The Tropical: 17.3 mi
  • Community Garden: 17.3 mi
Museums: 9
Springs: 7
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 6.6 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 6.9 mi
  • Gravelly Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Poison Smith Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Sulpher Spring: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 5
  • J. Rickards Winery: 6.8 mi
  • Real Goods Solar Living Center: 12.7 mi
  • Korbel Winery Tour: 20.1 mi
  • Calpine Geothermal Visitor Center: 23.6 mi
  • Iron Horse Vineyards: 24.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
Artworks: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • White Cap Arch: 22.8 mi
  • Arched Rock: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Campo Gianni: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mahnke PeakENE 65°1,085 m12.0 mi
Geyser PeakE 99°1,053 m11.6 mi
Monument PeakNNE 33°1,001 m10.0 mi
Sanel MountainNW 322°994 m13.9 mi
Red RockNNE 32°981 m9.6 mi
Snow MountainNW 323°950 m12.8 mi
Black MountainESE 103°950 m13.8 mi
Ward MountainNW 325°910 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:4820:0120:41
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2816:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358773333

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