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Sunrise Mountain

Sunrise Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sunrise Mountain rises to 248 m in California. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pole Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49080151, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
248 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.50436, -123.07945

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Austin Creek State Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
  • Angelo Boles Memorial Grove: 3.8 mi
  • Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground: 3.9 mi
  • Vacation Beach Park: 4.0 mi
  • Riverkeeper Stewardship Park: 4.6 mi
Artworks: 60
Beaches: 34
Historic sites: 34
Gardens: 26
  • Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 4.8 mi
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 11.6 mi
  • Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 13.4 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Museums: 12
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 4
  • Gravelly Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 13.4 mi
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 16.2 mi
  • Hunter Spring: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Campo Gianni: 6.1 mi
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
  • Birthday Party Area: 22.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Arched Rock: 5.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Sunrise Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainNNW807 m14.7 mi
Centennial MountainNNW747 m14.0 mi
Pole MountainW672 m2.2 mi
Buck KnollNNE627 m7.3 mi
High RockNNW611 m8.3 mi
Little Black MountainWNW598 m2.3 mi
Lookout RockNNW587 m15.3 mi
McCray MountainNE585 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0120:41
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2716:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495050525456575858575349
Precip in7.27.05.22.91.60.50.00.10.22.04.28.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Ross, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358804184

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