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Round Mountain

Round Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Round Mountain rises to 939 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Brush Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49069765, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
939 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.28938, -121.54911

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Reverend Hamilton: 6.3 mi
  • Fred W. “Bill” Gehri Bridge: 6.4 mi
  • Henry Coe Monument: 6.8 mi
  • Ellen Le: 9.7 mi
  • Pala Seca Cabin: 10.8 mi
Parks
  • Henry Willard Coe State Park: 6.9 mi
  • Hidden forest park: 10.6 mi
  • Heritage Greens Park: 10.8 mi
  • Metcalf Motorcycle County Park: 10.8 mi
  • Field Sports Park: 11.0 mi
Attractions
  • Frog pond: 8.6 mi
  • Community & Cultural Center: 12.5 mi
  • Little Dipper: 14.8 mi
  • Lazy River: 14.8 mi
  • Shotgun Falls: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites
  • Woodchopper's Flat Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
  • Stockman's Group Picnic SIte: 9.7 mi
  • Walnut Rest Area: 10.5 mi
  • Eucalyptus Rest Area: 10.6 mi
  • Pala Seca Cabin: 10.8 mi
Springs: 31
Gardens: 30
Museums: 30
Waterfalls: 12
  • Pinto Creek Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Robison Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Pacheco Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Murietta Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Lower Falls: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Del Valle West Beach: 21.4 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • The Bluff: 18.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Round Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakNW 312°1,327 m6.0 mi
Observatory PeakNW 305°1,298 m6.3 mi
Hipparchus PeakNW 313°1,295 m5.8 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakNW 307°1,286 m6.1 mi
Mount HamiltonNW 305°1,279 m6.3 mi
Huyghens PeakNW 306°1,276 m6.2 mi
Mount IsabelWNW 303°1,275 m4.7 mi
Galileo PeakNW 312°1,273 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:18
June solstice05:4719:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:1716:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444345485564727267594943
Precip in5.04.84.42.21.30.30.00.10.21.33.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 231959 — Round Mountain, Santa Clara County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358773877

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