Mount Diablo
Mount Diablo is a mountain of the Diablo Range, in Contra Costa County of the eastern San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California. It is south of Clayton and northeast of Danville. It is an isolated upthrust peak of 3,849 feet (1,173 meters), visible from most of the San Francisco Bay Area. Mount Diablo appears from many angles to be a double pyramid and has many subsidiary peaks. The largest and closest is North Peak, the other half of the double pyramid, which is nearly as high in elevation at 3,557 feet (1,084 m), and is about one mile (1.6 kilometers) northeast of the main summit.
| Mount Diablo | |
|---|---|
| Cerro Alto de los Bolbones | |
West face of Mount Diablo and Hwy 24 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,849 ft (1,173 m) NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 3,109 ft (948 m) |
| Listing | California county high points 45th |
| Coordinates | 37°52′54″N 121°54′51″W |
| Naming | |
| Native name |
|
| Geography | |
Mount Diablo Mount Diablo | |
| Location | Contra Costa County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Diablo Range |
| Topo map | USGS Clayton |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cretaceous, Jurassic |
| Mountain type | Sedimentary |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Paved road |
| Designated | 1982 |
| Reference no. | 905 |
The mountain is within the boundaries of Mount Diablo State Park, which is administered by California State Parks.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.