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Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Mountain rises to 439 m in California. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the north-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is The Island, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Sonoma County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49069140, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
439 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.59991, -123.07361

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Austin Creek State Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
  • Bruno Farnocchia Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
  • Riverkeeper Stewardship Park: 8.0 mi
  • Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground: 8.0 mi
  • Angelo Boles Memorial Grove: 8.0 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 31
  • Johnson's Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Vacation Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Rocky Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 8.9 mi
  • River Bend Beach: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 31
Gardens: 24
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 10.2 mi
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Robbin Food Forest: 15.8 mi
Museums: 12
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 3
  • Gravelly Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 7.0 mi
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Campo Gianni: 12.1 mi
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • Birthday Party Area: 24.2 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Arched Rock: 11.9 mi
  • White Cap Arch: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Rocky Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainNNW 333°807 m8.5 mi
Centennial MountainNNW 335°747 m7.8 mi
Crane PeakNNW 330°728 m10.8 mi
Pole MountainSSW 201°672 m7.0 mi
Buck MountainNNW 329°634 m11.2 mi
Buck KnollE 84°627 m2.3 mi
High RockW 276°611 m4.7 mi
Red HillNW 322°598 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0120:41
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2716:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495050525456575858575349
Precip in7.27.05.22.91.60.50.00.10.22.04.28.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Ross, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358773705

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