Diablo Mountain is the Diablo Range mountain, in Contra Costa County, east of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California. It's south of Clayton and northeast of Danville.
This is an isolated upthrust peak of 3,849 feet (1,173 m), visible from most of the San Francisco Bay Area. Mount Diablo emerges from different angles into a double pyramid and has many peaks, the largest and closest is the other half of the double pyramid, North Peak, almost as high as 3.557 ft (1,084 m) and about a mile northeast of the main peak.
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Geography
The peak is accessible by foot, bicycle or motor vehicle. Access road through North Gate Road or South Gate Road.
Mount Diablo State Park
The peak is at Mount Diablo State Park , a state park of about 20,000 acres (8,000 ha). The park is the first public open space complex? -? According to Save Mount Diablo? -? It now includes 38 preserved, including nearby city open spaces, regional parks, watersheds, propped up in some areas with private land protected with peaceful conservation. The preserved soil in and around Mount Diablo totals over 90,000 hectares (36,000 ha). The daily use fee per vehicle for the park is by entrance: $ 6 via Macedo Ranch (Danville) or Mitchell Canyon (Clayton), and $ 10 via South Gate Rd. (Danville) & amp; North Gate Rd. (Walnut Creek) leads Mount Diablo.
Visibility distance
On a clear day, Sierra Nevada is clearly visible. The best scenery is after a winter storm; The snowy Sierra looks better, and the summer tends to blur. Lassen Peak, 181 miles (291 km), is sometimes only visible above the earth's curve. Sentinel Dome in Yosemite National Park is visible, but Half Dome is hidden by 8,000ft back at 37.755N 119.6657W. Eight bridges are visible, from west to east: San Mateo, Bay, Golden Gate, San Rafael, Carquinez, Benicia, Antioch, and Rio Vista.
Claim that the distance of the mountain is the largest in the world? -? Or second largest after Mount Kilimanjaro? -? Sick. It boasts one of the biggest viewpoints in the Western United States and plays a key role in California history. Countless peaks in the state are higher, but Mount Diablo has an outstanding visual advantage for low altitudes. Its looming presence in most of the bay, delta, and valley areas, and good visibility even from Mother Lode, all the main areas during the gold rush and state status, make it an important milestone for mapping and navigation. The summit is used as a datum reference for land surveying in most of northern California and Nevada.
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Cultural history
Mount Diablo is sacred to many Native Americans of California; according to Miwok mythology and Ohlone mythology, that is the point of creation. Before entering Europe, the creation narrative varied among local groups around it. In one surviving narrative fragment, Mount Diablo and Reed Peak (Mount Tamalpais) are surrounded by water; from these two islands the creators of Coyote and his assistant, Eagle-man, made Native Americans and the world. Elsewhere, Molok the Reverend brings his grandson, Wek-Wek, Hero Falcon, from the mountain.
First name
About 25 independent ethnic groups with well-defined territories live in the East Bay countryside around the mountain. Their members speak in different linguistic dialects: Ohlone, Bay Miwok, and Northern Valley Yokuts. Ohlone speak Chochenyo from Mission San Jose and the East Bay area, calling the mountain Tuyshtak , which means "at dawn". Most of the Diablo Mountain, including its peak, is in Volvon's early homeland (sometimes spelled Wolwon, Bolbon or Bolgon), Baywig-spoken tribe, and as early as 1811, the mountain is called (in Spanish) "Cerro Alto de los Bolbones "(Volvon High Point) or sometimes" Sierra de los Bolgones ". The Nisenan of the Sacramento Valley calls it SukkÃÆ'º Jaman, or as Nisenan elder Dalbert Castro once explained, "the place where dogs come from in the trade".
The South Miwok name for the mountain is Supemenenu . It has also been suggested that other original American names for mountains are Kawukum or Kahwookum , but there is no evidence to confirm such statements. According to Indian historian Bev Ortiz and "Save Mount Diablo": "The name Kahwookum was made in 1866 - without a native American connection - referring to the California Legislative Committee on Public Morals, and It reappeared as a real estate gimmick in 1916 with a supposedly new translation, "Laughing Mountain", attributed without documentation to the Diablo Volvon Indians area.
The current name
The conventional view is that the summit derives its name from 1805 escaping from some Native American Chupcan from Spain at a nearby willow grove. The natives seemed to disappear, and the Spanish soldiers named "Monte del Diablo", which means "demon bushes." Monte was then misinterpreted by English speakers as mountain or mountain.
General Mariano G. Vallejo, in a 1850 report to the California State legislature, gave a very romantic account of the derivation of the name of the Diablo Mountain from the Spanish form to Anglo, associated with mountains and evil spirits. The Vallejo report can be interpreted to align with the Gudde account. (Kyle, and Ortiz)
The name was then applied to Salvio Pacheco's Rancho Monte del Diablo, the location of the city of Concord right now. The origins of the name were misinterpreted by English-speaking newcomers to refer to mountains rather than settlements.
The name Monte del Diablo ('Mountain of the Devil') appears in "Plano topogrÃÆ'¡fico de la Mission de San JosÃÆ'Â ©" around 1824, where there is an Indian settlement on the approximate site of the city of Concord now {Pacheco}. On August 24, 1828, the name was applied to the Monte del Diablo land grant which Salvio Pacheco had petitioned in 1827.
One attribute that makes the name of Mount Diablo exact is that the mountain shines red at sunset.
An attempt to rename
In 2005, Arthur Mijares from Oakley's neighboring town, petitioned the federal government to change the name of the mountain, claiming that it offended his Christian beliefs. In addition, he claims that Diablo is a living person, and is banned under federal law. He originally suggested renaming Mount Kawukum Mountain, and then, Mount Yahweh. Other suggestions of renaming by others include Mt Miwok and Mt. Ohlone, after the name of a local Indian tribe. Finally he proposed Mount Reagan, but the council rejected him on the grounds that someone had to die for five years to have a geographical landmark named after them. Finally, the US Council on Geographic Names rejected the petition, saying there was no compelling reason to change his name.
In the summer of 2009, Mijares re-proposed the name of Mount Reagan to the United States Geographical Council because Reagan is now the recipient of the name of the eligible venue. The council granted the Contra Costa Regional Supervisory Committee until March 31 to file an opinion. Each committee member has replied that although they respect Reagan, Mount Reagan is not the right name for a historic mountain. Later, the council unanimously opposed the renaming of the mountain, citing its historical significance.
Initial use
In 1851, the southern tip of the mountain was chosen by Colonel Leander Ransom as the starting point - where the Diablo Mountain Base and Meridian Diablo Line intersected - for a cadastral survey of a large area. Subsequent surveys in many California, Nevada and Oregon are located with reference to this point. The highway to the top of the mountain was created in 1874 by Joseph Seavey Hall and William Camron (sometimes "Cameron"); The Mount Diablo Summit Hall was officially opened on May 2, 1874. The "Green Valley" Camron Road opened later. Hall also built 16 rooms of the Mountain House Hotel near a two-lane intersection, one mile below the summit (2,500 ft elevation, operated via 1880s, abandoned 1895, burned c) 1901). As far north of Meridian Road, on the outskirts of Chico, California, the peak is used as a reference point. This path is bordered by a peak, and is named for a meridian that cuts it off.
An air navigation lighthouse, the Diablo Standard tower was founded by Standard Oil at the summit in 1928. The 10-million-candlepower Beacon is known as the "Eye of Diablo" and is visible for a hundred miles.
Garden and land protection
After the initial legislation in 1921, the state of California acquired enough land in 1931 to create a small state park around the summit. Many improvements were made in the 1930s by the Civil Conservation Corps but the expansion of the park slowed down in the 1940s until the 1960s. Significantly, botanist Mary Leolin Bowerman (1908-2005), founder of Save Mount Diablo in 1971, published his Ph.D. dissertation in 1936 at the University of California, Berkeley and later in 1944 the book, The Flowering Plants and Ferns of Mount Diablo, California . Its study boundaries form the basis for the first map of the park and for the eventual expansion of the park, as well as the origin of many park place names.
In 1954 KOVR established a television transmitter tower on the mountain. One of the workers involved in the project said that parts of the tower were transported to the top and assembled there. Based in Stockton, the station was eventually affiliated with ABC and known for the popular program "Toonytown" hosted by Art Finley. With the completion of a giant television tower near Walnut Grove, KOVR moved its transmitter there and then moved the studio to Sacramento.
This early garden has been greatly expanded over the years. Soon after Earth Day in 1971, the non-profit organization "Save Mount Diablo" was created by founders Mary Bowerman and Art Bonwell, almost ahead of real estate developers. At that time, the state park only covers 6,788 hectares (2,747 hectares) and is the only park around the mountain. In 2007 the national park reached nearly 20,000 acres (8,100 ha), and with 38 parks and conserves in and around the mountain, the Diablo public land totals over 90,000 acres (36,000 ha). According to Save Mount Diablo there are actually 50 individuals preserved in and around Mount Diablo, some conservation conservation sites covering one package, others are expected to eventually be absorbed into the larger nearby park; in December 2007, the organization recognized 38 parks and maintained a special Diablo.
The State Park is adjacent to parks in the East Regional Park District, including the Morgan Conservation Area, the Brushy Peak Regional Region, the Vasco Caves Protected Area and the Round Valley Regional Protected Area. It is also adjacent to a protected area owned or controlled by local towns like Borges Ranch Historic Farm, Concord Naval Weapons Station (now in the process of being converted to non military use), Indian Valley, Shell Ridge Open Space and Lime Ridge Open Spaces near town Walnut Creek, and east to the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Basin, New Marsh Creek State Park, and Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve, is one of the open spaces that stretch north. In this way the urban-controlled open spaces, the East Bay Regional Park District, Mount Diablo State Park, and various conservation areas are now united and protect many elevated mountain areas, with significant exceptions in Arroyo del cerro, Curry Canyon, territory swamps and on the northern slopes of the North Summit, and in a number of places surrounded by preserved land.
The park expansion continues on all sides of the mountain although its western boundary is largely complete. Extensive developments continue in the southwestern foothills and Tassajara areas, such as the upscale Blackhawk development and individual plantations overlooking the Livermore Valley on Morgan Territory Road. Other major projects are proposed at Black Diamond Mines North and Los Medanos feet, at Concord Naval Weapons Station, and near Cowell Ranch State Park. The large-scale development of other private packages is limited by city and district boundaries, due to lack of water, excessive slope and sensitive resources including endangered species. The smaller ranchette subdivisions continue to break down and threaten many parcels and vast habitat areas.
Protected land map
In 2007, Save Mount Diablo published Mount Diablo, Los Vaqueros & amp; Park Surrounding, Featuring the Diablo Trail, the most accurate and up-to-date map of Mount Diablo covering over 90,000 acres (36,000 hectares) of protected land, including 100 access points, 520 miles (840 km) traces and 400 miles (640 km) from a private fire road. Extensive acreages and updated mileage are discussed in press materials and accompanying news articles.
Natural history
Geology
Mount Diablo is an anomalous geology about 30 miles (50 km) east of San Francisco. This mountain is the result of geological compression and removal caused by the movement of the Earth's plates. This mountain lies between convergent earthquake shocks and continues to grow slowly. While the main fault in the area is the strike-slip type, significant thrust faults (without a trace of the surface) are found on the southwestern side of the mountain. The subsequent rapture and weathering and erosion have unraveled the ancient Jurassic and Cretaceous stone that now form the summit. The mountain grows from three to five millimeters every year.
The top of the mountain consists of volcanic sediments and sediments of what was once one or more of the Farallon Plate Island arches dating from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, between 90 and 190 million years ago. During this time, the Farallon Throw is subduction beneath the North American continent. This deposit is eroded from the top and increases to the North American Plate. This results in basalt and serpentine being highly distorted and fragmented from the Ophiolite Diablo Mount and metasediments of the Franciscan complex around the apex. East of the subduction zone, the basin is filling with sediment from the ancestral Sierra further east. Up to 60,000 feet (18,000 m) of sandstone, mudstone, and limestone from the Valley of the Great Valley were deposited from 66 to 150 million years ago. These deposits are now found to be damaged against the Ophiolite and Franciscan deposits.
Over the past 20 million years, continental deposits have been periodically fixed and then driven by the newly formed San Andreas Fault system, forming the Coastal Range. In the last four million years, local fault has caused compression, folding, buckling, and erosion, bringing various formations to their current juxtaposition. This fracture action continues to change the shape of Mount Diablo, along with the rest of the Coastal Range.
The peak area of ​​Mount Diablo consists of graywacke, chert, volcanic basin (greenstone) and a small amount of shale. The Franciscan chert hard red sediment originated and rich in microscopic radiolaria fossils and clamshells. At the foot of the western hill there is a sedimentary rock of young sandstone that is also rich in sea shells, very tilted and in places that form a dramatic relief. Mount Diablo is a double pyramid and some say it resembles a volcano (which it does not).
Deposits of low grade glass-and-coal sandstone sands on the north of the mountain were mined in the 19th and early 19th century, but are now open to visitors like the Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve. Guided tours of sand mines and coal fields are provided.
Vegetation
Vegetation of this park is a mixture of oak forests and grasslands and open grasslands with large chaparral areas and a number of endemic plant species, such as the Diablo Manzanita Mountain (Arctostaphylos auriculata), Mount Diablo ( Calochortus pulchellus ), bellflower chaparral ( Campanula exigua ), birdheads of Mount Diablo ( Cordylanthus nidularius ), and Mount Diablo sunflower > Helianthella castanea ). The park includes large bushes, isolated examples, and a mixture of ground cover from the western poisonous oaks. (It is best to study the characteristics of these shrubs and toxins before climbing on a narrow path through the brush and to realize that it can be a naked leaf (but poisonous to contact) in winter.)
On the higher plains and on the northern slopes is the widespread pine foot foothills ( Pinus sabiniana ). Pinus Knobcone ( Pine attenuata ) can be found along Knobcone Pine Road in the southern part of the park. The nearby Park and Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve marks the northern extremes of the Coulter pin range ( Pinus coulteri ). This species can be seen along the Coulter Pine Trail near the northern entrance (Mitchell Canyon).
In 2005, an endangered species in Mount Soba ( Eriogonum truncatum ), which is considered extinct since it was last seen in 1936, was rediscovered in a remote part of the mountain.
Wildlife
All the vegetation, minerals and wildlife inside the park are protected and it is illegal to remove such items or to harass wildlife.
Animals often seen include coyotes, jungle cats, black-tailed deer, California ground squirrels, fox squirrels, and a gray fox; many other mammals including mountain lions are present. This is the ultimate protection left to threaten the Alameda whip, California's red-legged frog. Less common wildlife species include reintroduced peregrine hawks, ringtail cats, and to the eastern American badger, San Joaquin kit fox, roadrunners, California tiger salamanders, and dug owls. There are also exotic (non-native) animals such as red foxes and opossums, the latter being the only marsupial in North America.
In September and October, the male tarantula spider can be seen ( Aphonopelma smithi ) as they search for a partner. This spider is not dangerous unless it is very provoked, and their bites are just as bad as a bee sting. More dangerous is the black widow spider, much less likely to be found in the open.
In winter, between November and February, bald eagles and golden eagles are present. These birds are less visible than raptors; golden eagles, in particular, flying at high altitudes. Mount Diablo is part of the Altamont/Diablo Range Area, which enjoys the greatest concentration of golden eagles anywhere. In recent years there has been a credible sighting of California condors, who have been reintroduced in Pinnacles National Park, which lies to the south in the Gilroy-Hollister area.
A special note as a potential danger is the Northern Pacific rattlesnake. Although generally shy and non-threatening, one should be careful and careful about where one step is to avoid unintentional disturbance. They are often found to warm themselves in the open (as in the streets and ledges) on cold and sunny days. Other wildlife to avoid include ticks, ticks and mosquitoes.
There is also an increase in mountain lion populations in larger areas and one should know how to respond if these animals are encountered. Take a look at mountain lion safety tips in the Mountain Lion article.
Facilities
The arrival stations are located at the end of Northgate Road (on Walnut Creek) and Diablo Road (in Danville). The Danville entrance is also known as Southgate. If the incoming stations are not operating, parking fees can be paid at the intersection ranger station, where two roads join.
From here the road reaches the top of the mountain, where there is a visitor center which has an observation deck and a natural history exhibit. From a lower altitude, the Mary Bowerman Trail is a wheelchair accessible path and boardwalk with an interpretive station that extends to the surrounding mountains; the usual single track track completes the loop. There are 520 miles (840 km) of hiking and riding lanes, some available for mountain biking.
Camping facilities are available inside the park. There are many picnic sites. Pets are restricted and require proper documentation for rabies (not just tags). Visitors during the day must get out of the park before sunset except for special events. Some picnic spots may be provided but most are available without a reservation.
Alcohol is strictly prohibited in the park. Fires are only allowed during the rainy season (generally December to April), and only in fire pits are subject to sanctions. The park can be closed on windy days during the dry season due to very dangerous fire conditions.
Two additional entrances with pedestrian parking are provided on the northwest side of the park at Mitchell Canyon and Donner Canyon. Mitchell Canyon provides easy access to Black Point and Eagle Peak. Donner Canyon provides climbers access to Eagle Peak, Mount Olympia, North Peak and the popular Falls Trail, featuring several seasonal waterfalls.
Climate
National Weather Service has weather station in Mount Diablo Junction, 2,170 feet (661 m) above sea level. The hottest month in the station is July with an average height of 85.2 ° F (29.5 ° C) and an average low of 59.6 ° F (15.3 ° C). The coolest month is January with an average height of 55.6 Â ° F (13.1 Â ° C) and an average low of 39.3 Â ° (4.1 Â ° C). The highest temperature recorded was 111 Â ° F (43.9 Â ° C) on July 15, 1972. The lowest temperature in the record was 14 Â ° F (-10 Â ° C) on February 6, 1989, and on December 14, 1990. ( The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the temperature dropped to 10 ° F (-12.2 ° C) at peak on January 21, 1962.) The temperature reached 90 ° F (32.2 Ã, Â ° C) or higher at an average of 36.0 days per year and 100Ã, Â ° F (37.8 Ã, Â ° C) or higher at 3.3 days per year. Lows 32Ã, Â ° F (0 Ã, Â ° C) or lower occurs on average 15.4 days each year.
Average annual rainfall is 23.96 inches (609 mm). The highest rainfall recorded in one month was 13.54 inches (344 mm) in February 1998. The largest rainfall of 24 hours was 5.02 inches (128 mm) on 21 January 1972. The average annual day with measured rainfall was 65 ,3 days.
The snowfall on Mount Diablo Junction averages 1.2 inches (30 mm) each year. Prior to 2009, the largest snowfall observed in a month was 17.0 inches (430 mm) in April 1975; the same month saw 6.0 inches (150 mm) in one day (April 4, 1975). The largest snow depth was 3.0 inches (76 mm) on January 27, 1972. The measured snowfall did not occur every year, resulting in average annual days with measurable snowfall of only 5 days. Snow is more common in the upper mountains. On December 7, 2009, Mount Diablo received a rare snow event of 18.0 inches (460 mm), receiving more in a day than is normally received in a year.
Data-collection note
It is important to note that weather stations are positioned only about 55 percent of mountain altitudes, and very different temperatures and snow levels in the upper mountains, where more snow and lower temperatures may have occurred, but only have not been recorded. The nearby Bay Area Mountains, such as Mount Hamilton, have their weather stations almost at maximum mountain heights. This is why the level of snow recorded on Mount Hamilton is much higher than that recorded in Mount Diablo Junction, although the difference in the height of Mount Hamilton and Mount Diablo is only about 400 feet (120 m).
Three conditions are measured at the actual peak, however: wind speed, wind direction and temperature; and available by automatic phone voice response system. Information recorded on gate opening times, road and pet restrictions, and events are available at other numbers. These figures are posted on the park's website.
Art and literature
Mount Diablo has inspired many artists and writers. The initial work centered on exploration, surveying and linked to the rise and popularization of tourism in the western Pacific. Themes are advised and enhanced by early tourism promoters, the beginning of the area preservation and the emergence of environmental movements. The focus is accelerated by artists associated with the University of California, Berkeley, the California College of Arts, the actions of the Save Mount Diablo organization and the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, and regional art centers, galleries, and museums. In modern times, the art of Mount Diablo has been highly represented in plein aire paintings, especially the group Artists for Action, and photography.
Representative work includes books and articles by classical authors such as William Brewer, Richard Henry Dana, Jr., Alexandre Dumas, pÃÆ'¨re, Bret Harte, and Reverend Thomas Starr King, and modern ones such as Mark Allen Cunningham. Poets whose work featured mountains include Philip Lamantia, Andrew Schelling, and Helen Pinkerton.
Pelukis awal termasuk Thomas Almond Ayres, Eugene Camerer, WH Dougal, Eduard Hildebrandt, Charles Hittell, Edward Jump, William Keith, John Ross Key, Charles Koppel, Edward Lehman, Pascal Loomis, Henry Miller, Joseph Warren Revere, melalui Clarkson Dye dan lainnya , kepada pelukis modern seperti Robert Becker, Frank J. Bette, Ruth Breve, Betty Boggess Lathrap, Paul Carey, Bob Chapla, Mary Lou Correia, Ellen Curtis, Pam Della, Susan Dennis, Warren Dreher, John Finger, Pam Glover, JoAnn Hanna, Peg Humphreys, Don Irwin, Jeanne Kapp, Geri Keary, Chris Kent, Paul Kratter, Eunice Kritscher, Fred Martin, Cathy Moloney, Shirley Nootbaar, Charlotte Panton, Greg Piatt, Kenneth Potter, Robin Purcell, Ocean Quigley, Don Reich, Mary Silverwood, Barbara Stanton, Bruce Stangeland, Marty Stanley, dan bahkan pelukis buku terkenal Dan Brereton.
Fotografer termasuk Ansel Adams, Cleet Carlton, Alfred A. Hart, Scott Hein, Stephen Joseph, Don Paulson, Brad Perks, Robert Picker, Richard Rollins, David Sanger, Michael Sewell dan Bob Walker.
This mountain has inspired musical artists ranging from Kronos Quartet to commissioned by California Symphony. The pop-punk band The Story So Far, originally from the area, has a song called Mt. Diablo.
The name of the mountain is the source for the "Devil" part of the name Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps, Corps corps corps world 17 times, founded and based in Concord, California since 1957.
David Brevik, head of Blizzard North, got the idea for the Diablo game franchise name of Mt. Diablo while living nearby.
Famous residents
Mount Diablo has been home to a number of famous inhabitants.
James "Grizzly" Adams is a frequent visitor and lived in Mount Diablo in the mid-1850s.
Robert Walter "Bob" Jones, the first professional baseball player from Contra Costa County, was born in "Jones House" at Irish Canyon in 1889, a current acquisition project from Save Mount Diablo.
The Mount Diablo Ranch, or Diablo Ranch, is consecutively owned by Robert Noble Burgess (b) 1878 - d 1965), who founded the Diablo community and built the first car driveway on the mountain, and Walter Paul Frick's (aka WP Frick, b) 1875 - d.1937), who lived in Diablo and was instrumental in the creation of the State Park in 1931, including the sale of six of the first seven packages for the new park.
Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck grew up at Brubeck Ranch near the entrance of Northgate Park.
Areas for 6,500 hectares (2,630 acres) Blackhawk Farm, including the Black Hills in the southern mountains, was obtained from Burgess and made by Ansel Mills Easton, the uncle of Ansel Adams photographer. Eventually nearly two thirds of the farms were added to Mount Diablo State Park. The rest were developed as Blackhawk communities by residential developer Ken Behring.
Legend and folklore
Mount Diablo has long been the site of numerous reports relating to cryptozoology, ghosts, mysterious lights, and various other Fortean phenomena (it is rumored that the name " Mount Diablo " is derived from a tendency to freak like the alleged event in, or in the immediate vicinity, the mountain). Phantom black "panthers" are seen with unusual frequencies on the slopes, as well as in the "Devil's Hole territory of the Las Trampas Forest Area. In early 1806, General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (July 4, 1807 - January 18, 1890) reported a meeting with the apparition, flying spectral, while engaging in military operations against the band Bolgones of Miwok Bay. tribe. In 1873, a living frog was said to be found inside a limestone slab at a mine in Mount Diablo.
Events
Every Fall of the male tarantula from Mt. Diablo emerges from their burrow to find a partner. The Mt. The Diablo Interpretive Association offers guided hikes to observe migration. The "March of the Tarantulas" can start as early as August and last through October.
Every year on December 7, the flare above the top of the building is illuminated from sunset to dawn. A ceremony commemorating the attack on Pearl Harbor on this day in 1941 was held at the summit, with some of the few remaining victims present. Public accepted and visitors on this day must enter the park before 4 pm. Public parking will be in a lower place in these days, with a short uphill walk with a walkway or a path to the summit. Visitors can go slower than usual - this is one of the few opportunities to see the sunset from the top, if weather permits, without staying overnight or climbing to the top from outside the gate.
Under the cloudless conditions, more appealing than the sunset itself is the view of the development of the mountain shadows in California's Central Valley to the distant Sierra Nevada, finally emerging for some time above the horizon as a shadow in the sky after the setting sun.
In April 1946, a C-45 Army transport plane crashed on the north side of the mountain, killing the pilot and co-pilot.
Save Mount Diablo sponsors many spring and fall schedules on the mountain, Spring on Diablo and Autumn on Diablo, as well as many other special events, including his birthday, Moonlight on the Mountain; Four Days Diablo, a trip on the Diablo Trail; Mount Diablo Challenge, climbing the annual hill to the summit with over 1,100 cyclists every October; and Mount Diablo Trail Adventure, a combined 10k and half marathon increase and keeps on going.
The park is popular in the winter, when Bay Area residents can experience the rare snowfall on the mountain. Snow occurred from the bottom of the park to the top, as happened in February 2001 and February and March 2006. On Friday, March 10, 2006, a very cold storm moved into the region from the Gulf of Alaska, and much snowed in all areas of the Bay Area above 500 feet (152 m). The top of the mountain receives about six inches (15 cm) of snow at its peak, and the access road is closed to the car at a 3,000 foot (914 m) mark due to the dangerous ice condition above.
Sometimes there will be public access to astronomical observations made by local astronomy clubs. The club is allocated a small plot on the mountain and develops a permanent observatory at this location. The observatory has a computer-controlled telescope with a CCD camera.
Mount Diablo Challenge bike race
Mount Diablo Challenge is a bicycle race held annually on the first Sunday in October and benefits the non-profit soil conservation program, Save Mount Diablo. The race starts at the Athenian School at the base of the mountain and rises 3,249 feet (990.3 m) at 10.8 miles (17.4 km). The race usually draws between 800 and 1,100 riders each year who compete in a mass-start format. Cyclists of every age and abilities are represented in diverse fields, from weekend fans to top professionals. Gifts are usually given to all men and women, along with certain age categories. The most coveted prize is the "One-Hour" special shirt, given to those who complete the climb in less than an hour.
Program notes
The record for the climbing course of Mount Diablo currently stands in 43 minutes, 33 seconds, set on October 5, 2008, by Nate English (ZteaM) 4 days after a broken thumb in a bicycle accident. He broke the record of 44 minutes, 58 seconds, set in 2004 by former professional cyclist Greg Drake (Tim Cycling Webcor) from Redwood City, California. The previous course record was set by former professional cyclist Mike Engleman (Coors Light Pro Cycling Team) in 1990 with a time of 45 minutes, 20 seconds.
The fastest women time recorded on the Mount Diablo climb is set in 2012 by Flavia Oliveira (48 minutes, 13 seconds). In 2016, Flavia competed in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro where he finished seventh.
Outside the actual Mt Diablo Challenge every October, the climb is one of the more popular uploaded to Strava, with over 11,000 attempts recorded in mid-2014. The top 10 times are listed there all from the Tour of California, which has been using Mt Diablo as stage several times. The fastest time (41:39) per July 2014 is held by professional cyclist CuraÃÆ'§aoan Marc de Maar in May 2013.
View from outside
Mount Diablo is very easily seen from many places in California from the foothills of The Sierra, to a local point of view. One local point of view is Pleasant Hill Hill Dinosaur Park. Another view of Mount Diablo can be seen from the top of Mount Saint Helena.
See also
- Diablo Range
- Diablo, California
- List of the highest points in California by county
- List of meetings in the San Francisco Bay Area
Note
References
- "Mount Diablo State Park Brochure" (PDF) . California State Park. 2000 . Retrieved November 15, 2015 .
External links
- "Mount Diablo". California State Parks.
- "Association of Mount Diablo Interpretations".
- "Story 1946 Crash C-45F Army on the north face of Mount Diablo". Check-Six.com . Retrieved November 15, 2015 .
- Mount Diablo and Mount Diablo 2. Panoramic view from the top of Mount Diablo. Mediacom.
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