El Toro
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El Toro is an attraction in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Mount Rose stands 126 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Plaza Games, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway passes 2.0 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
El Toro (Spanish for The Bull) is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey, United States. Designed by Werner Stengel and manufactured by Intamin, the ride opened to the public on June 11, 2006. Intamin subcontracted Rocky Mountain Construction to build the ride, and the coaster's track was prefabricated, allowing for quicker installation and lower construction costs. El Toro is the main attraction of the Mexican-themed section of the park, Plaza Del Carnaval. It replaced another roller coaster, Viper, which closed following the 2004 season. When it opened, El Toro had the steepest drop of any wooden roller coaster in the world at 76 degrees, a record that was later broken by T Express at Everland in 2008. Among wooden coasters, its height of 181 feet (55 m) ranks third, its drop height of 176 feet (54 m) ranks second, and its maximum speed of 70 mph (110 km/h) ranks third. The coaster has been well received, and has consistently ranked in the top three of the annual Golden Ticket Awards publication from Amusement Today.
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Wikidata Q1324667, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 17.5 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 18.9 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Plaza Games: 0.1 mi
- Bizzaro: 0.1 mi
- Runaway Mine Train: 0.1 mi
- Tango: 0.1 mi
- Safari Off Road Adventure: 0.1 mi
- Catering Picnic Grove: 0.4 mi
- Prospertown Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Millstone Park: 2.8 mi
- Cassville Crossroads Historic District: 3.4 mi
- Gil Putnam Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
- Bust of Franklin D. Roosevelt: 5.9 mi
- Garden State: 16.3 mi
- Memory: 16.3 mi
- Arch II: 16.4 mi
- The Nine Muses: 16.4 mi
- New Jersey Fire Museum & Firefighters Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Lakewood Historical Museum: 9.8 mi
- Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County: 9.9 mi
- Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County: 9.9 mi
- Oakley Farmhouse: 10.1 mi
- Hindenburg Disaster Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Manalapan September 11th Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Manalapan Public Services Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Gere Park: 11.8 mi
- Alfred E. Sanders Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Galapagos Turtles: 0.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 11.2 mi
- Italian Gardens: 11.2 mi
- Founder's Grove: 11.2 mi
- Sunken Garden: 11.3 mi
- Turkey Swamp Park: 7.9 mi
- Reinhardt Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Rechnitz Pine Barrens Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Winding River Park: 16.1 mi
- Morrisville Riverfront Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Pine Hill: 6.7 mi
- Disbrows Hill: 7.5 mi
- Taylors Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Stony Hill: 13.3 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 15.4 mi
- Turkey Swamp Park: 8.1 mi
- Windward Beach: 18.0 mi
- Beachwood Beach: 19.0 mi
- GICA Beach: 19.2 mi
- Green Island Point Beach: 19.4 mi
- Catering Area: 0.8 mi
- Thompson Grove Park: 9.0 mi
- Chick-fil-A Fan Zone: 13.8 mi
- Student Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 10.6 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 10.7 mi
- Molly Pitcher Service Area: 12.9 mi
- Ong's Hat: 18.6 mi
- Gold Run: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of El Toro. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rose | NW 316° | 126 m | 21.9 mi |
| Crawford Hill | NE 37° | 120 m | 21.9 mi |
| Pennington Mountain | NW 308° | 116 m | 24.7 mi |
| Pine Hill | N 10° | 110 m | 6.7 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NE 38° | 106 m | 22.4 mi |
| Fairless Landfill | W 272° | 97.2 m | 17.5 mi |
| Rocky Hill | NW 325° | 92 m | 20.4 mi |
| Tenmile Run Mountain | NNW 336° | 92 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:53 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hightstown 2 W, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4945023404
Day trips start here
- Jackson Township · 5 mi
- Allentown · 8 mi
- Manalapan · 8 mi
- Hightstown · 10 mi
- Robbinsville · 11 mi
- Englishtown · 12 mi
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