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Vista Grande

Vista Grande, seen from above at true elevation

Vista Grande rises to 568 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Joe Cave Rocks, a attraction 0.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49087122, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
568 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.52972, -121.81111

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Indian Joe Cave Rocks: 0.5 mi
  • W-Tree: 1.6 mi
  • Niles: 9.6 mi
  • Fishing Pier (boating, swimming, dogs not allowed): 10.0 mi
  • Alameda County Fairgrounds: 10.0 mi
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens: 60
Picnic sites: 54
  • Lichen Bark: 7.0 mi
  • Reserved "A" Area: 8.2 mi
  • Dock Area: 8.3 mi
  • Brook 2 Area: 8.4 mi
  • Brook 1 Area: 8.4 mi
Springs: 16
  • McClure Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 6.2 mi
  • Eugene Spring: 16.0 mi
  • South Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Marsh Creek Headwaters Spring: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • The Bluff: 3.2 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 7.6 mi
  • Chab: 22.3 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 22.6 mi
  • Graffiti Rock: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Del Valle East Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Niles beach: 11.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Vista Grande. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakSE1,327 m16.1 mi
Observatory PeakSE1,298 m16.0 mi
Hipparchus PeakSE1,295 m16.2 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakSE1,286 m16.0 mi
Mount HamiltonSE1,279 m15.9 mi
Huyghens PeakSE1,276 m16.0 mi
Mount IsabelSE1,275 m17.5 mi
Galileo PeakSE1,273 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:19
June solstice05:4719:5320:32
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:1916:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155586369737370645448
Precip in2.82.72.21.10.50.10.00.00.10.81.52.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livermore, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 2124657 — Vista Grande, Alameda County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358857668

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