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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
1148 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.20218, -120.56155

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 12
Parks: 8
Historic sites: 7
  • Car: 14.6 mi
  • Outhouse: 15.0 mi
  • Vehicle: 15.7 mi
  • Exploratory Mine Shaft: 16.0 mi
  • Car: 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 19.0 miles of Sherman Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Benito MountainNNW 338°1,597 m12.5 mi
Santa Rita PeakNNW 347°1,560 m10.2 mi
Condon PeakNNW 338°1,514 m8.5 mi
San Carlos PeakNNW 338°1,472 m14.1 mi
Alta PeakNNW 333°1,428 m12.2 mi
Sampson PeakNNW 331°1,420 m16.3 mi
North HillNNW 338°1,418 m14.5 mi
Idria PeakNNW 332°1,415 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 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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358792549

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