South Mountain
South Mountain rises to 1,600 m in California. Bald Mountain stands 2,518 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Hill, a peak 3.7 miles away. Oregon Outback passes 20 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49075922, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,600 m
How to reach it
- 20.4 mi off the Oregon Outback, National
48 named places within 25 miles
- Deer Hill: 3.7 mi
- Crowder Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Huffman Butte: 7.5 mi
- Beaver Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Timbered Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Drews Reservoir County Park: 19.4 mi
- Chimney Rock Historical Monument: 21.4 mi
- Booth State Park: 24.4 mi
- Warner Street Park: 24.5 mi
- Rotary Youth Park: 24.5 mi
- Dry Creek Rim: 9.0 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 14.8 mi
- Barnes Rim: 24.9 mi
- Farfalla Province: 20.2 mi
- Hay Spring: 21.5 mi
- Lily Lake Boating Site: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | SE 130° | 2,518 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Vida | ENE 72° | 2,500 m | 22.2 mi |
| Yellow Mountain | ENE 68° | 2,460 m | 23.8 mi |
| Buck Mountain | ESE 114° | 2,417 m | 20.3 mi |
| Fandango Peak | E 85° | 2,369 m | 20.6 mi |
| Little Baldy | SE 125° | 2,253 m | 23.4 mi |
| Sugar Hill | E 98° | 2,200 m | 16.1 mi |
| Dog Mountain | NNW 348° | 2,114 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:00 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:50 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alturas, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358807398
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