Artwork · California
El Charro
El Charro is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. El Cajon Mountain stands 1,112 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mormon Battalion Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Coordinates32.75692, -117.19252
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Mormon Battalion Monument: 0.1 mi
- Fort Stockton: 0.1 mi
- Fray Junipero Serra: 0.2 mi
- San Diego Presidio: 0.2 mi
- Plaza de las Armas: 0.3 mi
Museums
- Junipero Serra Museum: 0.2 mi
- Seeley Stable Museum: 0.3 mi
- El Museo de Casa Aguirre: 0.3 mi
- San Diego Union Newspaper Building: 0.3 mi
- Whaley House Museum: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Heritage Park: 0.3 mi
- Sefton Field: 0.3 mi
- Old Town Square: 0.3 mi
- Wallach & Goldman Square: 0.3 mi
- Land of the First People: 0.3 mi
Artworks
- St. Mary: 1.3 mi
- Water and Sun: 1.7 mi
- A Day In The Sun: 1.7 mi
- Torrey Pines: 1.8 mi
- Sandcast: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Emperor: 1.8 mi
- Wild Arctic Exhibit & Arctic Rescue Rollercoaster: 1.8 mi
- Wild Arctic: 1.9 mi
- Penguin Encounter: 1.9 mi
- Journey to Atlantis: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Marston Point: 2.9 mi
- La Jolla Mesa: 6.2 mi
- Soledad Mountain: 6.7 mi
- South Fortuna Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Kwaay Paay Peak: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 59
- Victory Garden: 0.8 mi
- Bishop Leo T. Maher Garden: 1.1 mi
- Trees for Health Garden: 2.4 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 2.6 mi
- May S. Marcy Sculpture Court & Garden: 2.9 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Sunset Cliffs: 4.0 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 4.3 mi
- Swordfish Point: 4.4 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 4.6 mi
- Sunset Cliffs: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 24
- Spanish Landing Beach: 2.2 mi
- Crown Point Shores: 3.0 mi
- Shoreline Beach Park: 3.5 mi
- Bessemer Beach: 3.6 mi
- SDSU Beach: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- Northern Wildlife Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve: 3.3 mi
- Rose Canyon Open Space: 6.8 mi
- Miramar Mounds National Natural Landmark: 7.1 mi
- Adobe Falls Ecological Reserve: 7.2 mi
Springs: 6
- Dog Spring: 9.7 mi
- Sweetwater Spring: 13.1 mi
- La Honda Spring: 18.0 mi
- Rock Haven Spring: 21.0 mi
- Hubbard Spring: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Africa Rocks Waterfall: 2.7 mi
- Lower Adobe Falls: 7.2 mi
- Adobe Falls: 7.3 mi
- Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Ridgetop Picnic Site: 22.5 mi
- Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 23.2 mi
- Ray Love Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- El Arroyo Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of El Charro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Cajon Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,112 m | 24.2 mi |
| Otay Mountain | ESE 119° | 1,067 m | 23.1 mi |
| El Capitan | ENE 62° | 1,026 m | 23.8 mi |
| Silverdome II | ENE 61° | 970.36 m | 23.1 mi |
| Woodson Mountain | NE 36° | 878 m | 21.6 mi |
| Sycuan Peak | E 90° | 840 m | 22.5 mi |
| North Iron Mountain | NE 40° | 824 m | 21.2 mi |
| Iron Mountain | NE 43° | 818 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:10 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 58 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Intl AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1479060751
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