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Rose Peak

Rose Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Rose Peak rises to 1,163 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ohlone Regional Wilderness Area, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away.

The story

Rose Peak is a peak in the Diablo Range of California and is the officially listed highest point in Alameda County, though other sources claim the high point is actually nearby Discovery Peak.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q22077820, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1163 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.51120, -121.72473

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Attractions
  • W-Tree: 4.3 mi
  • Indian Joe Cave Rocks: 5.2 mi
  • Frog pond: 10.5 mi
  • Oldest Light Bulb: 11.7 mi
  • Livermorium Atom: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites
  • Lichen Bark: 4.9 mi
  • Sachi's Rest Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Todd Quick Rest Area: 9.0 mi
  • Chappell Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Buck Eyw Lane Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Springs: 17
  • Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 3.7 mi
  • McClure Spring: 8.4 mi
  • South Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Lone Tree Mineral Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Eugene Spring: 19.9 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Del Valle West Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Niles beach: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • The Bluff: 2.0 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 7.9 mi
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Rose Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakSSE 155°1,327 m12.5 mi
Observatory PeakSSE 159°1,298 m12.6 mi
Hipparchus PeakSSE 155°1,295 m12.6 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakSSE 158°1,286 m12.6 mi
Mount HamiltonSSE 159°1,279 m12.5 mi
Huyghens PeakSSE 158°1,276 m12.6 mi
Mount IsabelSSE 156°1,275 m14.0 mi
Galileo PeakSSE 156°1,273 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4719:5320:32
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1916:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155586369737370645448
Precip in2.82.72.21.10.50.10.00.00.10.81.52.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livermore, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/514015212

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