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Tri Peaks

Tri Peaks rises to 917 m in California. Santa Paula Peak stands 1,497 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Dome, a peak 0.3 miles away.

The story

Tri Peaks is the second highest peak in the Santa Monica Mountains (after Sandstone Peak), with an elevation of 3,009 feet (917 m).

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Wikidata Q23013925, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
917 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.12217, -118.95018

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Artworks: 48
Museums: 44
  • Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center: 2.1 mi
  • Timber School: 4.4 mi
  • Stagecoach Inn Museum: 4.4 mi
  • Sycamore Canyon Nature Center: 5.0 mi
  • Firefighters Museum: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 40
  • Inspiration Point: 0.6 mi
  • Old Cabin: 0.9 mi
  • Danielson Monument: 0.9 mi
  • Ranch House Ruins: 6.1 mi
  • Old Reservoir: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves: 35
Beaches: 35
Gardens: 32
Attractions: 24
  • Chumash Demonstration Village: 2.0 mi
  • Santa Monica College Astronomical Observing Site: 4.2 mi
  • Wildwood Tepee: 6.8 mi
  • Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza: 6.9 mi
  • Modern Art: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Sycamore Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Paradise Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Lower): 11.2 mi
  • Escondido Falls (Upper): 11.2 mi
  • Santa Ynez Falls: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Wildwood Canyon: 6.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 6.7 mi
  • Skunk Hollow: 6.7 mi
  • Sycamore Flats: 6.7 mi
  • Meadows Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
Springs: 4
Cliffs: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Coba Arch: 10.8 mi
  • Arch Rock: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Tri Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Paula PeakN1,497 m22.2 mi
San Cayetano MountainN1,275 m22.0 mi
Sandstone PeakE948 m1.0 mi
Exchange PeakSSE899 m0.6 mi
Big DomeNE888 m0.3 mi
Boney MountainSW865 m0.9 mi
Castro PeakESE855 m9.8 mi
Saddle PeakE851 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3519:08
June solstice05:4519:3420:11
September equinox06:4518:2118:54
December solstice06:5816:1216:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565557576063666665645955
Precip in2.43.92.20.50.40.10.00.00.10.40.91.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — PT Mugu NF, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2348650127

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