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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.

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

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.95421, -117.07920
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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
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
Artworks
  • Saint Gregory the Great: 1.8 mi
  • Blessed Virgin Mary: 1.8 mi
  • The Hawk: 4.8 mi
  • Dionysus Bust: 6.4 mi
  • Untitled Heads: 8.7 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
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
Beaches: 29
Nature reserves: 27
Cliffs: 26
  • 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 16.3 miles of Van Dam Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
El Cajon MountainE 100°1,112 m15.3 mi
El CapitanE 100°1,026 m14.7 mi
Rock MountainE 95°996 m15.6 mi
Silverdome IIE 100°970.36 m13.9 mi
Woodson MountainENE 59°878 m7.3 mi
San Vicente MountainE 86°861 m15.6 mi
North Iron MountainENE 69°824 m7.4 mi
Iron MountainE 81°818 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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