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Rock Mountain

Rock Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rock Mountain rises to 201 m in California. Viejas Mountain stands 1,272 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Paterna Park, a park 1.1 miles away. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in San Diego County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49068931, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
201 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.59606, -116.98183

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Paterna Park: 1.1 mi
  • All Seasons Park: 1.2 mi
  • Wolf Canyon Park: 1.3 mi
  • Mulberry Park: 1.3 mi
  • Millenia Park: 1.4 mi
Attractions
  • Abby's Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Sesame Street Party Parade: 1.7 mi
  • Storytime: 1.8 mi
  • Sesame Street Neighborhood: 1.8 mi
  • Dance Party: 1.8 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Olympic Flame: 3.5 mi
  • San Ysidro Massacre Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Montgomery Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • Charlie Keever and Jonathan Sellers: 7.3 mi
  • Chopper, The Navy Seal Dog: 7.9 mi
Museums
Peaks: 46
Gardens: 35
Cliffs: 26
  • South Rim: 3.8 mi
  • Point Loma: 15.9 mi
  • Middle Earth: 16.3 mi
  • Middle Earth: 16.3 mi
  • Middle Earth: 16.3 mi
Beaches: 22
Nature reserves: 13
Springs: 10
  • Sweetwater Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Hubbard Spring: 9.9 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Echo Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Lupe Spring: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Adobe Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 13.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Viejas MountainNE 39°1,272 m23.6 mi
Tecate PeakE 94°1,184 m17.1 mi
Gaskill PeakENE 57°1,157 m18.3 mi
Lyons PeakENE 60°1,139 m14.7 mi
El Cajon MountainNNE 23°1,112 m24.0 mi
Lawson PeakENE 59°1,099 m17.4 mi
Otay MountainE 91°1,067 m8.0 mi
El CapitanNNE 22°1,026 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2719:00
June solstice05:4219:2319:59
September equinox06:3718:1418:46
December solstice06:4716:0916:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565657606366707270666055
Precip in1.82.41.50.80.30.10.00.00.20.40.81.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Brown FLD, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358791240

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