The Island
The Island rises to 368 m in California. Big Mountain stands 807 m to the north-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Sonoma County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49082527, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 368 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Austin Creek State Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
- Bruno Farnocchia Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
- Riverkeeper Stewardship Park: 7.7 mi
- Henry N. Pacheco Memorial Playground: 7.7 mi
- Guerneville River Park: 7.8 mi
- Skyline Trailer: 11.6 mi
- Peace Totem: 12.7 mi
- Giraffes in the Forest: 17.6 mi
- O'Reilley Tarsir: 17.6 mi
- The Ark: 17.7 mi
- Rocky Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Buck Knoll: 1.5 mi
- Black Rock: 1.8 mi
- Fox Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Rabbit Knoll: 2.7 mi
- Johnson's Beach: 7.7 mi
- Vacation Beach: 8.5 mi
- Rocky Beach: 8.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 8.8 mi
- River Bend Beach: 9.3 mi
- The Big Brush: 1.0 mi
- The Cedars: 3.4 mi
- Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 4.8 mi
- Riddell Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Little Black Mountain Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Rio Nido Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 10.1 mi
- Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 10.1 mi
- Robbin Food Forest: 15.1 mi
- Ragle Ranch Peace Garden: 17.8 mi
- Korbel Winery Tour: 8.2 mi
- J. Rickards Winery: 11.2 mi
- Iron Horse Vineyards: 13.2 mi
- Sturgeons Steam Mill – Historic: 15.5 mi
- Whaling Artifacts: 18.9 mi
- Korbel Museum: 8.2 mi
- Duncans Mills Depot Museum: 10.2 mi
- Healdsburg Museum: 10.4 mi
- Windsor Museum: 13.8 mi
- Visitor Center: 14.8 mi
- Osprey Rocks: 8.8 mi
- Deadman Cliff: 10.8 mi
- Goat Rock: 11.7 mi
- Ingalls Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Frog Woman Rock: 21.6 mi
- Gravelly Spring: 3.6 mi
- Skaggs Springs: 6.6 mi
- Johnny Brown Springs: 10.4 mi
- Poison Smith Spring: 24.8 mi
- Campo Gianni: 11.9 mi
- Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Birthday Party Area: 23.5 mi
- Arched Rock: 12.2 mi
- White Cap Arch: 23.7 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of The Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | NNW 328° | 807 m | 8.9 mi |
| Centennial Mountain | NNW 330° | 747 m | 8.1 mi |
| Crane Peak | NNW 327° | 728 m | 11.2 mi |
| Pole Mountain | SSW 207° | 672 m | 7.4 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 325° | 634 m | 11.6 mi |
| Buck Knoll | E 84° | 627 m | 1.5 mi |
| High Rock | W 274° | 611 m | 5.5 mi |
| Red Hill | NW 316° | 598 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 8.0 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 8.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Healdsburg, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 236185 — The Island, Sonoma County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358777209
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- Kelseyville · 29 mi
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