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The Island

The Island, seen from above at true elevation

The Island rises to 369 m in California. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the north-northeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Sonoma County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5359908

Wikidata Q49082529, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
369 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.60630, -123.18139

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Harold Richardson Redwoods Preserve: 7.0 mi
  • Austin Creek State Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
  • Angelo Boles Memorial Grove: 12.1 mi
  • Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground: 12.1 mi
  • Bruno Farnocchia Memorial Park: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 50
Beaches: 32
Nature reserves: 26
Historic sites: 22
Gardens: 9
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 13.6 mi
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 16.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 16.7 mi
  • Ren Brown Gallery Zen Garden: 19.9 mi
Museums: 7
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Gravelly Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 8.8 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 10.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Arched Rock: 12.4 mi
  • White Cap Arch: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Campo Gianni: 15.0 mi
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 22.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of The Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainNNE 15°807 m7.4 mi
Black MountainNNW 340°781 m13.8 mi
Mount TomNNW 344°756 m11.5 mi
Centennial MountainNNE 21°747 m7.1 mi
Crane PeakN 3°728 m9.0 mi
Pole MountainSSE 155°672 m7.7 mi
Buck MountainN 0°634 m9.2 mi
Buck KnollE 91°627 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0220:41
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2816:1416:56

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1656360 — The Island, Sonoma County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358804194

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