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The Island

The Island, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.60102, -123.05889

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Artworks
Historic sites: 31
  • Fort Ross: 11.6 mi
  • Windmill: 11.8 mi
  • Occidental Veterans of World War 2: 14.5 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Grove: 17.6 mi
  • Path to Peace: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 30
  • 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
Gardens: 24
  • 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
  • Rose Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Robbin Food Forest: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 14
Museums: 12
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 4
  • Gravelly Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 6.6 mi
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Poison Smith Spring: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Campo Gianni: 11.9 mi
  • Oak Savanna Group Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Birthday Party Area: 23.5 mi
Natural arches: 3
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainNNW 328°807 m8.9 mi
Centennial MountainNNW 330°747 m8.1 mi
Crane PeakNNW 327°728 m11.2 mi
Pole MountainSSW 207°672 m7.4 mi
Buck MountainNW 325°634 m11.6 mi
Buck KnollE 84°627 m1.5 mi
High RockW 274°611 m5.5 mi
Red HillNW 316°598 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4919:24
June solstice05:4920:0120:41
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2716:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495154596470727169635448
Precip in8.08.36.42.91.60.30.00.00.12.24.58.5

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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