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Volcanic Cone

Volcanic Cone, seen from above at true elevation

Volcanic Cone rises to 2,801 m in California. Mount Goddard stands 4,126 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away.

The story

Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California.

Wikidata Q49087137, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,801 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.97627, -118.83414

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Helms Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 11.4 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 10
Historic sites: 9
  • Blue Canyon Cabin: 4.7 mi
  • Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 13.9 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 18.1 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 18.4 mi
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 3
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Volcanic Cone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GoddardNE4,126 m10.8 mi
Mount HansenNE3,955 m10.3 mi
ScyllaNE3,940 m10.7 mi
The Three SirensNE3,854 m10.9 mi
Mount ReinsteinNE3,842 m8.9 mi
Finger PeakENE3,780 m6.8 mi
Black CrownENE3,650 m8.6 mi
Mount HuttonN3,633 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:07
June solstice05:3719:4020:19
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0616:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586573818176665345
Precip in5.64.95.12.61.40.40.20.00.21.42.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358778207

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