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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
Nature reserves
Parks
Artworks: 58
Museums: 45
  • 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: 44
  • 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
Beaches: 36
Gardens: 34
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 PeakN 351°1,497 m22.2 mi
San Cayetano MountainN 355°1,275 m22.0 mi
Sandstone PeakE 97°948 m1.0 mi
Exchange PeakSSE 153°899 m0.6 mi
Big DomeNE 43°887.5 m0.3 mi
Boney MountainSW 217°865 m0.9 mi
Castro PeakESE 105°855 m9.8 mi
Saddle PeakE 100°851 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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