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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
2801 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 GoddardNE 36°4,126 m10.8 mi
Mount HansenNE 49°3,955 m10.3 mi
ScyllaNE 48°3,940 m10.7 mi
The Three SirensNE 49°3,854 m10.9 mi
Mount ReinsteinNE 37°3,841.8 m8.9 mi
Finger PeakENE 57°3,779.7 m6.8 mi
Black CrownENE 68°3,649.6 m8.6 mi
Mount HuttonN 11°3,633 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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