Skip to content

Rocky Peak

Rocky Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Rocky Peak rises to 496 m in California. Duffey Dome stands 1,684 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Goat Ranch Recreation Area, a park 0.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in Butte County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49069163, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
496 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.65516, -121.50552

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 21
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 8
  • Beatson Corral: 5.7 mi
  • World Trade Center artifact: 7.8 mi
  • IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013: 16.8 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 17.6 mi
  • Phagna Norapamok Memorial: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 7
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Gardens: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Rocky Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Duffey DomeNE 37°1,684 m16.9 mi
Soapstone HillNE 41°1,670 m16.4 mi
Glazer PointENE 58°1,645 m16.9 mi
Grizzly DomeNNE 30°1,501 m17.3 mi
Bear Ranch HillNNE 29°1,455 m15.1 mi
Little Marble ConeENE 66°1,421 m16.3 mi
Whiskey HillENE 75°1,418 m16.9 mi
Big Bar MountainNNE 26°1,332 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:3919:5720:38
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2416:0316:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474953576473797874645347
Precip in10.210.18.34.62.30.80.00.20.42.85.511.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paradise, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1656261 — Rocky Peak, Butte County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358804107

More peaks in California

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Rocky Peak.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens