Slate Mountain
Slate Mountain rises to 1,161 m in California. Robbs Peak stands 2,040 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cable Point, a peak 2.2 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49074465, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,161 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cable Point: 2.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 2.5 mi
- Big Mountain: 2.7 mi
- White Oak Point: 3.3 mi
- Sand Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Eight Mile House State Historic Landmark: 5.8 mi
- Sportsmans Hall State Historic Landmark 704: 6.3 mi
- Pollock Pines Recreation Park: 6.7 mi
- Lumsden Park: 8.3 mi
- Gold Bug Park: 8.3 mi
- Trails West Marker: 8.9 mi
- Sutter's Mill Site: 11.2 mi
- Old Bird's Store (Tahoe NF): 15.4 mi
- Elkus: 17.4 mi
- Derby: 19.5 mi
- Fountain and Tallman Soda Factory Museum: 8.9 mi
- El Dorado County Historical Museum: 10.6 mi
- El Dorado Historical Museum: 10.6 mi
- Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Museum: 11.3 mi
- Foresthill Divide Museum: 15.4 mi
- Big Crater: 13.7 mi
- Little Crater: 15.2 mi
- Long Point: 18.3 mi
- Wreckage Wall: 18.8 mi
- Horseshoe Canyon: 18.8 mi
- Jay Bird Spring: 9.2 mi
- Dad Youngs Spring: 10.0 mi
- Chicken Hawk Spring: 13.7 mi
- Granite Spring: 18.6 mi
- Marble Springs: 19.9 mi
- Rock Creek: 5.3 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 11.2 mi
- Codfish Falls: 18.9 mi
- Bassi Falls: 19.6 mi
- Pecker Falls: 22.5 mi
- Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 13.7 mi
- Leoni House: 17.5 mi
- Southwind Labradors: 19.4 mi
- Cameron Park CSD Pool: 20.6 mi
- cave: 23.7 mi
- Logtown: 15.9 mi
- Deadwood: 17.8 mi
- Salmon Falls: 20.6 mi
- Ophir: 24.0 mi
- Mormon Island: 24.7 mi
- Finnon Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
- Auburn State Recreation Area: 14.8 mi
- Anderson Island Natural Preserve: 22.6 mi
- Mormon Island Wetlands Natural Preserve: 24.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Ralston Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Cleveland Corral: 14.3 mi
- "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 16.0 mi
- Pit Stop Beach: 16.1 mi
- Tamaroo Bar: 19.9 mi
- Oregon Bar: 20.2 mi
- Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 11.9 mi
- Prayer Garden: 21.5 mi
- Giant Indian Statues: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Slate Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbs Peak | ENE 65° | 2,040 m | 16.7 mi |
| Hartless Mountain | ENE 59° | 1,880 m | 15.7 mi |
| Big Hill | E 85° | 1,873 m | 15.0 mi |
| Silver Hill | ENE 66° | 1,855 m | 12.7 mi |
| Deer Knob | ENE 71° | 1,711 m | 14.3 mi |
| Devil Peak | NE 38° | 1,611 m | 11.9 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,566 m | 7.8 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,555 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:03 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 77 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 9.1 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 7.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown RS, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 233244 — Slate Mountain, El Dorado County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358775381
Day trips start here
- Placerville · 9 mi
- Coloma · 11 mi
- Placer County · 17 mi
- Auburn · 22 mi
- El Dorado Hills · 23 mi
- Colfax · 24 mi
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