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Van Dam Peak

Van Dam Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Van Dam Peak rises to 308 m in California. El Cajon Mountain stands 1,112 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Meadowbrook Ecological Reserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Mountain in San Diego County, California, USA.

Wikidata Q49086848, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
308 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.95421, -117.07920
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
  • Kumeyaay Ipai Interpretive Center: 1.4 mi
  • Poway Heritage Museum: 2.7 mi
  • Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Allen Airways Flying Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Gillespie Field Annex: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 60
Artworks: 60
Peaks: 60
Attractions
  • Sycamore crossing: 6.5 mi
  • Potato Chip Rock: 7.2 mi
  • The Kit Carson Park Snake: 8.8 mi
  • Martian Mountains: 9.2 mi
  • Africa Tram: 10.9 mi
Parks
  • South Creek Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sabre Springs Park: 1.0 mi
  • Poway Oaks Neighborhood Park: 1.1 mi
  • Bette Bendixen Minipark: 1.1 mi
  • Carmel Mountain Ranch Community Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 58
  • Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Cyanide Vat: 3.1 mi
  • Eichar's Grave Site: 3.6 mi
  • Goodan Ranch: 5.7 mi
  • Martha Harville Memorial Oak Grove: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 28
Nature reserves: 27
Cliffs: 20
  • Net Muc: 7.6 mi
  • Thumb: 8.9 mi
  • Main Area: 9.0 mi
  • Lunch Rock: 9.0 mi
  • The Underworld: 9.0 mi
Springs: 14
  • Rock Haven Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Dog Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Indian Rock Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Skunk Spring: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 6.0 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 15.6 mi
  • El Salto Falls: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 8.4 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 9.3 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Van Dam Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
El Cajon MountainE1,112 m15.3 mi
El CapitanE1,026 m14.7 mi
Rock MountainE996 m15.6 mi
Silverdome IIE970 m13.9 mi
Woodson MountainENE878 m7.3 mi
San Vicente MountainE861 m15.6 mi
North Iron MountainENE824 m7.4 mi
Iron MountainE818 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:00
June solstice05:4119:2420:01
September equinox06:3718:1418:46
December solstice06:4816:0916:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F575658616467727371676155
Precip in2.83.42.01.10.40.10.10.00.20.71.12.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rancho Bernardo, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358795165

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