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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: 27
Nature reserves: 22
Gardens: 9
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Pumpkin Patch: 17.1 mi
  • The Tropical: 17.3 mi
  • Rainbow Garden: 17.3 mi
  • Upper Orchard: 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 PeakENE1,085 m12.0 mi
Geyser PeakE1,053 m11.6 mi
Monument PeakNNE1,001 m10.0 mi
Sanel MountainNW994 m13.9 mi
Red RockNNE981 m9.6 mi
Snow MountainNW950 m12.8 mi
Ward MountainNW910 m11.4 mi
Pine MountainNE897 m7.2 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 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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358773333

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