Sonoma Mountain
Sonoma Mountain rises to 697 m in California. Mount Hood stands 833 m to the north, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lafferty Ranch, a park 0.9 miles away.
The story
Sonoma Mountain (Coast Miwok: Oona-pa'is) is a prominent landform within the Sonoma Mountains of southern Sonoma County, California. At an elevation of 2,463 ft (751 m), Sonoma Mountain offers expansive views of the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Sonoma Valley to the east. In fact, the viticultural area extends in isolated patches up the eastern slopes of Sonoma Mountain to almost 1,700 feet (520 m) in elevation. The eastern and northern slopes are protected from afternoon heat and hence are more densely forested in oak woodlands, abetted by the well-drained, nutrient-rich soils. The western and southern slopes, on the other hand, are drier and warmer, leading to fewer dense woodlands and more chaparral, grassland and oak savannah.
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Wikidata Q7562183, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 697 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bacon and Eggs: 5.6 mi
- Nice Throw: 5.6 mi
- Sonoma in the Valley of the Moon: 6.7 mi
- Blessings of the Sonoma Valley: 6.8 mi
- Plug: 7.0 mi
- Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds: 6.3 mi
- The Patch: 6.8 mi
- Gundlach-Bundschu Winery: 9.0 mi
- Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch: 9.5 mi
- Welcome to Napa Valley Sign: 12.1 mi
- Lafferty Ranch: 0.9 mi
- Moran Goodman Park: 3.7 mi
- Sonoma Valley Regional Park: 4.0 mi
- Crane Creek Regional Park: 4.1 mi
- Elizabeth Anne Perrone Dog Park: 4.5 mi
- Stony Butte: 2.4 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 6.3 mi
- Bennett Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Schocken Hill: 6.8 mi
- Meacham Hill: 7.0 mi
- Fairfield Osborn Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Stuart Creek Run: 4.4 mi
- Taylor Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Petaluma Marsh Expansion Site: 9.8 mi
- Owls Nest Open Space: 10.8 mi
- Jack London's Wolf House: 2.8 mi
- Rancho Petaluma Adobe: 4.7 mi
- Bryan Cacy: 6.1 mi
- Bear Flag Monument: 6.7 mi
- Peace Pole: 6.8 mi
- Jack London Cottage: 2.7 mi
- House of Happy Walls: 3.0 mi
- Vallejo Home: 6.3 mi
- Depot Park Museum: 6.6 mi
- Sonoma Valley Museum of Art: 6.7 mi
- Creekside Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- McNear Park: 7.7 mi
- Helen Putnam: 9.0 mi
- Lawson Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Birthday Party Area: 10.2 mi
- Sonoma State University Butterfly Garden: 5.4 mi
- Rohnert Park Community Organic Garden: 6.1 mi
- Food Forest: 6.6 mi
- McNear Community Gardens: 7.5 mi
- Luther Burbank Art & Garden Center: 9.4 mi
- Alan Sieroty Beach: 21.0 mi
- Steelhead Beach: 21.4 mi
- Tomales Beach: 21.5 mi
- Chicken Ranch Beach: 21.6 mi
- Teachers Beach: 21.6 mi
- Sonoma Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
- Haraszthy Falls: 8.7 mi
- Linda Falls: 17.6 mi
- Buck Gulch Falls: 18.0 mi
- Stairstep Falls: 21.4 mi
- Stags Leap: 15.7 mi
- Rock Fort: 22.9 mi
- Tomales Bluff: 23.5 mi
- White Point: 24.9 mi
- Hunter Spring: 7.7 mi
- Crystal Springs: 22.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 24.1 mi
- Wingo: 9.8 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 22.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Sonoma Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hood | N 7° | 833 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Veeder | ENE 60° | 817 m | 7.9 mi |
| Atlas Peak | ENE 62° | 814 m | 19.1 mi |
| Red Mountain | NNE 21° | 777 m | 9.6 mi |
| Diamond Mountain | N 358° | 716 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Saint John | NE 38° | 713 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bismark Knob | ENE 71° | 694 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 31° | 689 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:12 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petaluma AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358776239
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