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Soda Cone

Soda Cone, seen from above at true elevation

Soda Cone rises to 2,319 m in California. Leavitt Peak stands 3,516 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mineral Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49075415, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2319 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.50979, -119.63543

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 28
Parks: 12
  • Walker Community Park: 8.4 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 9.7 mi
  • Mountain Gate Park: 10.0 mi
  • Bridgeport: 12.3 mi
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Old Jail: 9.8 mi
  • Barney Riley: 17.7 mi
  • Hoye Bridge: 18.8 mi
  • Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 19.6 mi
  • Nugent Cabin: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 12.0 mi
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Columns of the Giants: 15.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 16.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Soda Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Leavitt PeakS 183°3,516 m15.5 mi
Sonora PeakS 180°3,484 m10.8 mi
White MountainS 173°3,470 m9.0 mi
Stanislaus PeakS 191°3,426 m8.9 mi
Lost Cannon PeakSSE 147°3,355 m8.6 mi
Highland PeakWNW 290°3,324 m6.9 mi
Whitecliff PeakS 184°3,296 m5.1 mi
Wells PeakSSE 160°3,294 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3519:4720:27
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1316:0016:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353843485665737264534234
Precip in0.60.41.10.40.60.10.30.30.20.20.71.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358807388

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