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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

Artworks
Parks
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks
Gardens
  • Leaf CR Stone Garden: 4.2 mi
  • LEAF Community Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Rose Garden: 4.7 mi
  • John Haley Community Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Koomei George Kato Memorial Garden: 4.9 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: 18
  • 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 DiabloN 1°1,173 m18.1 mi
Black MountainSE 136°1,169 m17.5 mi
Rose PeakSE 125°1,163 m13.2 mi
Mount DaySE 138°1,163 m18.4 mi
Mount LewisSE 126°1,136 m16.3 mi
Cedar MountainESE 103°1,118 m17.8 mi
Devil's PulpitN 2°1,110 m18.1 mi
North PeakN 4°1,084 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 5080 °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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