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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

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: 60
Peaks
Beaches: 29
  • 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: 27
Gardens: 22
Museums: 12
Attractions: 9
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 MountainNNW807 m8.5 mi
Centennial MountainNNW747 m7.8 mi
Crane PeakNNW728 m10.8 mi
Pole MountainSSW672 m7.0 mi
Buck MountainNNW634 m11.2 mi
Buck KnollE627 m2.3 mi
High RockW611 m4.7 mi
Red HillNW598 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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