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Copernicus Peak, California


Prominence: 3080 ft, 939 m

Elevation: 4360+ feet, 1329+ meters


True Isolation: 65.19 mi, 104.92 km
Elevation Info:Elevation range: 4360 - 4400 ft
    (40-foot closed contour)
NAVD88 Elevation: 4363 ft / 1330 m
    (Range 4363 - 4403 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)37° 20' 48'' N, 121° 37' 48'' W
37.34675, -121.63008 (Dec Deg)
621337 E 4134220 N, Zone 10 (UTM)
CountryUnited States
State/ProvinceCalifornia
County/Second Level RegionSanta Clara (Highest Point)
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Other Web Sites
     Copernicus Peak at SummitPost
     Copernicus Peak at ListsOfJohn
     Mount Hamilton at Mountain-Forecast.com
     Copernicus Peak at Summits on the Air (Amateur Radio)
     CoHP.org Trip Report for Santa Clara, CA by Edward Earl
     CoHP.org Trip Report for Santa Clara, CA by Scott Surgent
     CoHP.org Trip Report for Santa Clara, CA by Peter Maurer
     CoHP.org Trip Report for Santa Clara, CA by Robert Greene
     CoHP.org Trip Report for Santa Clara, CA by "Rayo"
     CoHP.org Trip Report for Santa Clara, CA by SueAnn Miller and Frank Price

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Lists that contain Copernicus Peak:
     California County High Points (Rank #43)
     California Peaks with 25 Miles of Isolation (Rank #9)
     2000-foot Prominence CoHPs - 48 States (Rank #148)
     Top 10 Isolation Grid for U.S. States (Rank #96)
     USA Lower 48 Top 400 Peaks by Prominence (Rank #361)
     California Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence (Rank #45)
     Western Contiguous USA CoHPs (Rank #357)
     Western USA Peaks with 25 miles of Isolation (Rank #51)
     Western USA CoHPs (Rank #388)
     California Peaks with 1000 feet of Prominence (Rank #45)
     California Coastal Peak List (Rank #104)
     California Fire Lookouts (Rank #307)

Selected Guidebook(s) for this Peak:
       California County Summits (Suttle)

Ascent Info

Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 309
     Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 296)

Selected Trip Reports:
     1900-01-01 by Richard Hensley (GPS Track)
     2000-12-19 by Scott Surgent
     2003-06-21 by JohnE Sarna
     2003-06-21 by Geoffrey Sarna
     2011-08-06 by Gene Mattos
     2012-08-13 by Matt Holder
     2013-05-19 by Mihai Giurgiulescu (GPS Track)
     2013-06-24 by Shannon Dillmore
     2014-01-06 by Mike Jay (GPS Track)
     2014-01-18 by Eric Kassan (GPS Track)
     2014-06-18 by Lee Newton (GPS Track)
     2014-12-18 by Marcus Sierra
     2014-12-21 by Mark Greenlee
     2014-12-21 by Kyle Greenlee
     2014-12-21 by Renee Greenlee
     2014-12-30 by Joe Krovoza
     2015-02-20 by Bob Bolton
     2015-05-05 by Brian McCarty
     2015-11-07 by Dean Gaudet
     2016-02-28 by Patrick Bergeron
     2016-07-11 by Greg Sweel
     2017-03-18 by Colin Gregory (GPS Track)
     2017-10-27 by Kimberly St.Clair
     2018-04-08 by William Inman
     2018-10-20 by Sean King (GPS Track)
     2019-04-01 by Zackary Michek (GPS Track)
     2019-08-23 by Greg Gerlach
     2020-03-20 by Clint Baechle
     2020-04-30 by Aaron Gustafson (GPS Track)
     2020-06-14 by Matthew Ring (GPS Track)
     2020-07-01 by Christopher Flynn
     2020-12-24 by Ken Toyama (GPS Track)
     2021-04-11 by Kenny Lotito
     2021-06-13 by Adam Walker
     2021-11-17 by Michael Toffey (GPS Track)
     2022-02-05 by Brett Marciasini (GPS Track)
     2022-02-05 by Arthur Marciasini (GPS Track)
     2022-02-27 by Saif Choudhary (GPS Track)
     2022-03-06 by Graham Mayle
     2022-07-23 by Alexander Midyutov (GPS Track)
     2023-02-04 by Chad Thomas (GPS Track)

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Click on photo for original larger-size version.
My late wife, Marcia, with our 2-month old son, Geoffrey Lynx, coming down from atop Copernicus (2003-06-22). Photo by JohnE Sarna.
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ProminenceKey Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)
  Clean Prominence: 3080 ft/939 m
  Optimistic Prominence: 3160 ft/963 m
  Key Col: 1280 ft/390 m
IsolationIsolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)
   Distance: 65.19 mi/104.92 km
   Isolation Limit Point: 36.4079, -121.4918
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Palo Escrito Peak  (S)
RangesContinent: North America
Range2: Pacific Ranges
Range3: Central and Southern California Ranges
Range4: Central California Coast Ranges
Range5: Diablo Range
Drainage BasinsSan Francisco Bay
Pacific-Western USA
Pacific Ocean
Topo MapLick Observatory O37121c6 1:24,000
Data Source1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
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