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Round Mountain

Round Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Round Mountain rises to 1,156 m in California. San Benito Mountain stands 1,597 m to the north, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Peaks, a peak 1.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in Monterey County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49069754, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1156 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.23496, -120.66961

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 12
Parks: 7
Historic sites: 7
  • Car: 10.8 mi
  • Outhouse: 11.4 mi
  • Vehicle: 12.1 mi
  • Exploratory Mine Shaft: 12.3 mi
  • Bus: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Laguna falls: 11.4 mi
Museums: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Benito MountainN 9°1,597 m9.4 mi
Santa Rita PeakNNE 26°1,560 m8.6 mi
Condon PeakNNE 27°1,514 m6.4 mi
San Carlos PeakN 4°1,472 m10.8 mi
Alta PeakN 3°1,428 m8.6 mi
Sampson PeakN 351°1,420 m12.1 mi
North HillN 3°1,418 m11.2 mi
Idria PeakN 355°1,415 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4619:4620:24
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1116:1216:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454749536067737469594944
Precip in4.94.23.71.30.70.10.10.00.10.91.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Priest Valley, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358808637

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