Red Mountain
Red Mountain rises to 1,113 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Mocho, a peak 3.1 miles away.
The story
Red Mountain is a mountain summit on the divide of the Diablo Range in Santa Clara County, California. It lies at the northeastern edge of San Antonio Valley, along the border with Stanislaus County, California.
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Wikidata Q49067659, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,113 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 3.5 mi
- Reverend Hamilton: 10.9 mi
- Pala Seca Cabin: 13.6 mi
- Carnegie Brick Ruins: 15.2 mi
- Henry Coe Monument: 16.0 mi
- Henry Willard Coe State Park: 15.4 mi
- Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area: 15.5 mi
- Camp Ohlone Regional Park: 16.2 mi
- Woodland Star Park: 17.4 mi
- Rosette Park: 17.4 mi
- Mount Mocho: 3.1 mi
- Mocho North Peak: 3.6 mi
- Mount Boardman: 4.6 mi
- Boardman North Peak: 5.1 mi
- Eylar Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Discoveries: 19.3 mi
- Health Brings Peace of Heart and Happiness: 20.6 mi
- Lunar New Year: 20.6 mi
- Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva - The Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion: 21.1 mi
- Bhaisajyaguru: The Medicine Buddha: 21.1 mi
- Pala Seca Cabin: 13.6 mi
- Stockman's Group Picnic SIte: 14.7 mi
- Lichen Bark: 17.0 mi
- Sachi's Rest Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Chappell Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Frog pond: 11.7 mi
- W-Tree: 19.5 mi
- Lazy River: 19.7 mi
- Little Dipper: 19.7 mi
- Sidewinder: 19.7 mi
- Deer Creek Canyon Area: 4.8 mi
- Day Use Area: 5.3 mi
- Minniear Day Use Area: 7.0 mi
- Lick Observatory: 10.8 mi
- Blue Oak Ranch Reserve: 13.9 mi
- Hatch Spring: 10.3 mi
- South Spring: 10.4 mi
- Lone Tree Mineral Spring: 11.0 mi
- Bear Spring: 13.7 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 13.7 mi
- Alum Rock Science & Nature Center: 18.3 mi
- The Center Building: 18.9 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 22.0 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 22.0 mi
- Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch: 22.3 mi
- Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 19.3 mi
- Chinese Cultural Garden: 21.5 mi
- Ponderosa Woods: 21.7 mi
- Gray Garden: 21.8 mi
- Blue Garden: 21.8 mi
- Pinto Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
- Robison Falls: 10.9 mi
- Murietta Falls: 15.9 mi
- Pacheco Falls: 19.2 mi
- Finnegan Falls: 21.3 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 16.7 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 17.3 mi
- The Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 20.9 mi
- San Joaquin City: 20.9 mi
- Tuolumne City: 22.6 mi
- Westley Rest Area: 14.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Red Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | WSW 242° | 1,327 m | 10.1 mi |
| Observatory Peak | WSW 242° | 1,298 m | 10.9 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | WSW 242° | 1,295 m | 10.0 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | WSW 242° | 1,286 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | WSW 242° | 1,279 m | 10.9 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | WSW 242° | 1,276 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Isabel | SW 234° | 1,275 m | 10.4 mi |
| Galileo Peak | WSW 244° | 1,273 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:11 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659483 — Red Mountain, Stanislaus County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358807171
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