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The Nubble

The Nubble, seen from above at true elevation

The Nubble rises to 342 m in California. Ward Mountain stands 910 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ranchero Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082759, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
342 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.70074, -123.21306

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 56
  • Harold Richardson Redwoods Preserve: 6.6 mi
  • The Hot Spot: 11.6 mi
  • Warm Springs Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
  • Bihler Landing: 11.9 mi
  • Furber Park: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 33
  • Fisk Mill Cove: 10.3 mi
  • Stump Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Black Point Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Pebble Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Clam Beach: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Gardens: 9
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 17.5 mi
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Rose Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 19.9 mi
  • Pumpkin Patch: 20.8 mi
Museums: 6
Springs: 5
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 3.8 mi
  • Gravelly Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 10.2 mi
  • Summit Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Laurel Spring: 23.8 mi
Historic sites: 5
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 4
  • J. Rickards Winery: 14.4 mi
  • Korbel Winery Tour: 18.9 mi
  • Real Goods Solar Living Center: 19.2 mi
  • Iron Horse Vineyards: 24.0 mi
Natural arches: 3
  • White Cap Arch: 13.9 mi
  • Arched Rock: 19.1 mi
  • Fish Rocks Arch: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Campo Gianni: 21.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of The Nubble. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ward MountainN 7°910 m15.5 mi
Big MountainE 80°807 m3.7 mi
Black MountainNNW 335°781 m7.1 mi
Gube MountainNNW 331°765 m11.7 mi
Mount TomNNW 342°756 m4.8 mi
Centennial MountainE 89°747 m4.2 mi
Snook MountainNNW 329°743 m11.6 mi
Crane PeakNE 41°728 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0220:42
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2816:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255596672757472655548
Precip in8.18.15.72.51.50.30.00.00.11.84.78.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cloverdale, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358777224

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