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Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Mountain rises to 524 m in California. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is McCray Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49069139, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
524 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.56158, -122.97917

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Bruno Farnocchia Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
  • Riverkeeper Stewardship Park: 4.2 mi
  • J. K. Wright Playground and Courts: 4.3 mi
  • Guerneville River Park: 4.3 mi
  • Forestville River Access: 4.6 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 39
Gardens: 29
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 7.2 mi
  • Robbin Food Forest: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 24
  • Johnson's Beach: 4.4 mi
  • River Bend Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Mother’s Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Vacation Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Children's Beach: 5.7 mi
Attractions: 19
Museums: 14
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 5
  • Gravelly Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 9.4 mi
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 15.1 mi
  • Hunter Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Campo Gianni: 9.2 mi
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Birthday Party Area: 18.5 mi
  • Lawson Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
  • Creekside Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Arched Rock: 11.9 mi
  • Hole in the Rock: 20.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Rocky Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainNW 319°807 m13.6 mi
Centennial MountainNW 319°747 m12.8 mi
Pole MountainWSW 243°672 m8.6 mi
Buck KnollNW 315°627 m4.0 mi
High RockWNW 288°611 m10.2 mi
Little Black MountainWSW 247°598 m8.3 mi
Red HillNW 310°598 m11.2 mi
Lookout RockNW 318°587 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:4920:0120:40
September equinox07:0018:3619:10
December solstice07:2716:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495154596470727169635448
Precip in8.08.36.42.91.60.30.00.00.12.24.58.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Healdsburg, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659536 — Rocky Mountain, Sonoma County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358807198

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