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Sherman Peak

Sherman Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Sherman Peak rises to 1,148 m in California. San Benito Mountain stands 1,597 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Los Gatos Creek County Park, a park 2.1 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49073270, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,148 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.20218, -120.56155

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 11
Parks: 8
Historic sites: 6
  • Car: 14.6 mi
  • Outhouse: 15.0 mi
  • Vehicle: 15.7 mi
  • Exploratory Mine Shaft: 16.0 mi
  • Truck: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Laguna falls: 17.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Sherman Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Benito MountainNNW1,597 m12.5 mi
Santa Rita PeakNNW1,560 m10.2 mi
Condon PeakNNW1,514 m8.5 mi
San Carlos PeakNNW1,472 m14.1 mi
Alta PeakNNW1,428 m12.2 mi
Sampson PeakNNW1,420 m16.3 mi
North HillNNW1,418 m14.5 mi
Idria PeakNNW1,415 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:14
June solstice05:4619:4520:24
September equinox06:5118:2719:01
December solstice07:1016:1216:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358792549

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