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William Rust Summit

William Rust Summit, seen from above at true elevation

William Rust Summit rises to 306 m in California. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the southeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Arlington Park, a park 0.2 miles away.

The story

William Rust Summit or Willhelm Rust Summit is a summit in Contra Costa County, California in the Berkeley Hills above the city of El Cerrito. It was named in honor of William Rust (1857–1940), a pioneer settler who was active in business & community affairs.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q8017869, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
306 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.92631, -122.29080

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Peaks
  • Wildcat Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Albany Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Clinton Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Abrott Benchmark: 3.0 mi
  • Holy Hill: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 59
Historic sites: 59
Picnic sites: 55
  • Indian Camp: 2.0 mi
  • Whistle Stop: 2.0 mi
  • Hitching Post: 2.0 mi
  • Clancys Place: 2.0 mi
  • Frenchmens Curve: 2.0 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 52
  • The Mira Vista Rock: 1.5 mi
  • Rotary Peace Grove: 1.7 mi
  • Metallica Mansion: 1.8 mi
  • Little Farm: 1.8 mi
  • Omescape: 2.2 mi
Parks
  • Arlington Park: 0.2 mi
  • Madera Open Space: 0.6 mi
  • Huber Park: 0.9 mi
  • Castro Park: 0.9 mi
  • Cerrito Vista Park: 1.0 mi
Beaches: 34
Springs: 22
Waterfalls: 16
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Stop: 14.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 15.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 18.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of William Rust Summit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakSE581 m4.8 mi
Chaparral PeakSE540 m5.0 mi
Grizzly PeakSE531 m4.4 mi
Round TopSE531 m7.5 mi
Barberry PeakSE513 m5.8 mi
Volcanic PeakSE498 m6.9 mi
Eureka PeakSE495 m5.4 mi
Redwood PeakSE493 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:36
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2216:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515355576063646465635651
Precip in4.85.13.81.80.80.30.00.10.11.22.75.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Berkeley, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358795029

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