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Sunol Peak

Sunol Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Sunol Peak rises to 664 m in California. Mount Diablo stands 1,173 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Niles Canyon Railway Brightside Yard, a museum 1.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49080140, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
664 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.61993, -121.92246

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks
Artworks
Parks
Gardens: 57
  • Leaf CR Stone Garden: 4.2 mi
  • LEAF Community Garden: 4.6 mi
  • John Haley Community Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Koomei George Kato Memorial Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Iris Garden: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites
  • Indo-ABC Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Triangle: 5.0 mi
  • Osprey: 5.3 mi
  • Lampert Knoll: 5.4 mi
  • Reserved Area C: 5.4 mi
Springs: 17
  • Eugene Spring: 7.7 mi
  • McClure Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 12.5 mi
  • Marsh Creek Headwaters Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Beaches: 9
  • Niles beach: 5.3 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 9.9 mi
  • The Bluff: 11.9 mi
  • Chab: 13.7 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 14.1 mi
  • Turtle Rock: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Sunol Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DiabloN1,173 m18.1 mi
Black MountainSE1,169 m17.5 mi
Rose PeakSE1,163 m13.2 mi
Mount DaySE1,163 m18.4 mi
Mount LewisSE1,136 m16.3 mi
Cedar MountainESE1,118 m17.8 mi
Devil's PulpitN1,110 m18.1 mi
North PeakN1,084 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4719:5420:33
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:2016:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356586265676867635551
Precip in3.03.22.51.20.50.20.00.00.10.71.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fremont, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358823895

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