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South Mountain

South Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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. 50 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
1600 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.83822, -120.63663

50 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
Cliffs: 5
Parks: 5
  • 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
Attractions: 1
Springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainSE 130°2,518 m24.6 mi
Mount VidaENE 72°2,500 m22.2 mi
Yellow MountainENE 68°2,460 m23.8 mi
Buck MountainESE 114°2,417 m20.3 mi
Fandango PeakE 85°2,369 m20.6 mi
Little BaldySE 125°2,253 m23.4 mi
Sugar HillE 98°2,200 m16.1 mi
Dog MountainNNW 348°2,113.788 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3819:15
June solstice05:2820:0020:42
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2815:5016:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540455461686660493932
Precip in1.51.01.21.21.40.70.20.30.40.91.41.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alturas, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358807398

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