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Walnut Rest Area

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Elevation, modelled
112 m
Tallest summit within 12.9 miles
Copernicus Peak1,327 m · 12.6 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:31local time
Coordinates
37.1656, -121.6586
Walnut Rest Area from directly overhead

Walnut Rest Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled 112 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Coyote Creek Parkway, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Walnut Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakN 7°1,327 m12.6 mi
Observatory PeakN 4°1,298 m12.2 mi
Hipparchus PeakN 8°1,295 m12.6 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakN 5°1,286 m12.3 mi
Mount HamiltonN 4°1,279 m12.2 mi
Huyghens PeakN 5°1,276 m12.2 mi
Mount IsabelN 11°1,275 m11.3 mi
Galileo PeakN 6°1,273 m12.9 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks
Beaches: 17
Waterfalls: 16
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 9
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4819:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1716:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444345485564727267594943
Precip in5.04.84.42.21.30.30.00.10.21.33.04.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Hamilton, 12 mi away.

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