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Rushing Mountain

Rushing Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rushing Mountain rises to 460 m in California. Telegraph Hill stands 1,128 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastwood Ravine Trestle Bridge, a historic site 3.1 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49070382, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
460 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.82826, -120.56853

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • South Shore Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
  • O Byrne Ferry Historical Monument: 4.8 mi
  • Private Park: 7.6 mi
  • Orange Blossom Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
  • Copperopolis Town Square Park: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 14
Springs: 11
  • Salt Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Churchs Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Freeze-Out Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Turners Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Hicks Spring: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Lupine Day Use Area: 11.2 mi
  • Heron Point Day Use: 11.4 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 12.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 14.8 mi
  • Remote Camp: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Cocklebur Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Red Hills: 6.6 mi
  • National Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 16.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Rushing Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Telegraph HillNE 40°1,128 m18.4 mi
Tip Top PeakE 90°1,018 m16.7 mi
Bald MountainNE 42°1,016 m16.7 mi
Buckhorn MountainENE 60°1,005 m18.4 mi
Blewetts PointNE 35°976 m19.4 mi
Mount EatonENE 67°951 m20.1 mi
Jones HillE 84°947 m18.5 mi
Moccasin PeakE 97°894 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:14
June solstice05:4119:4920:28
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1516:0616:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054586674818076665548
Precip in5.94.94.82.61.50.40.00.00.21.52.95.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Melones DAM HQ, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796238

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