Peak · California
Wright Mountain
Wright Mountain rises to 1,387 m in California. San Benito Mountain stands 1,597 m to the west-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Dick Wright Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,387 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.32745, -120.53683
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Three Sisters: 2.0 mi
- Santa Rita Peak: 3.8 mi
- Condon Peak: 4.6 mi
- San Benito Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Alta Peak: 7.3 mi
Springs: 11
- Dick Wright Spring: 0.8 mi
- Aqua Buena Spring: 3.6 mi
- Live Oak Spring: 17.2 mi
- Splitrock Spring: 17.9 mi
- McMillan Spring: 18.1 mi
Parks: 8
- Los Gatos Creek County Park: 7.0 mi
- Coalinga Mineral Springs County Park: 12.6 mi
- Coalinga Memorial Bowl: 15.7 mi
- Falcon Baseball Field: 15.8 mi
- William Keck Memorial Park: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Car: 8.9 mi
- Outhouse: 9.1 mi
- Vehicle: 9.7 mi
- Exploratory Mine Shaft: 9.9 mi
- Truck: 9.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- San Benito Wilderness Study Area: 7.3 mi
- Griswold Hills Day use area: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- New Idria Mercury Mine: 9.8 mi
- New Idria: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Laguna falls: 15.9 mi
Museums: 1
- R C Baker Memorial Museum: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Bluff: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Wright Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Benito Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,597 m | 6.7 mi |
| Santa Rita Peak | WNW 290° | 1,560 m | 3.8 mi |
| Condon Peak | W 261° | 1,514 m | 4.6 mi |
| San Carlos Peak | WNW 303° | 1,472 m | 8.0 mi |
| Alta Peak | WNW 287° | 1,428 m | 7.3 mi |
| Sampson Peak | WNW 301° | 1,420 m | 10.9 mi |
| North Hill | NW 305° | 1,418 m | 8.4 mi |
| Idria Peak | WNW 300° | 1,415 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Priest Valley, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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