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Rocky Peak

Rocky Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Peak rises to 701 m in California. Santiago Peak stands 1,734 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Springs, a spring 1.9 miles away.

The story

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

Wikidata Q49069165, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
701 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.45503, -117.35421

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
Parks
  • Village Square Park: 7.9 mi
  • Village Park: 7.9 mi
  • Jackie Heyneman Park: 7.9 mi
  • Ball Park: 7.9 mi
  • Alturas Street Park: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 43
Museums: 35
Springs: 31
Artworks: 31
Gardens: 29
Beaches: 19
  • Shipwreck Shore: 12.9 mi
  • Church: 13.7 mi
  • Playa Las Palmeras: 14.7 mi
  • Playa Las Palmeras: 14.8 mi
  • T Street Beach: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Tenaja Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 9.0 mi
  • Ortega Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Lion Canyon Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Holly Jim Falls: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Three Arches: 22.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Rocky Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santiago PeakNNW 330°1,734 m20.5 mi
ClarkSSE 161°1,527 m3.0 mi
Trabuco PeakNNW 338°1,401 m18.5 mi
Los Pinos PeakNNW 335°1,373 m16.0 mi
Horsethief PeakNNW 340°1,315 m17.1 mi
San Mateo PeakN 352°1,095 m11.0 mi
Elsinore PeakN 4°1,078 m10.2 mi
SugarloafNNW 327°1,015 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2919:01
June solstice05:4119:2620:03
September equinox06:3818:1518:48
December solstice06:5016:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575759616468747675716357
Precip in3.23.72.01.00.40.10.10.20.10.71.22.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fallbrook 5 NE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358802021

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