Xcelerator
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Xcelerator is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Clamshell Peak stands 1,338 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Supreme Scream, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 passes 20 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Xcelerator is a steel launched roller coaster located at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, United States. Manufactured by Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel, it opened in 2002 as the company's first hydraulically launched coaster and cost $13 million to construct. Following the early demise of Windjammer Surf Racers, a dueling roller coaster that briefly operated from 1997 to 2000, Xcelerator was soon announced as its replacement. It launches to a maximum speed of 82 mph (132 km/h) in 2.3 seconds and reaches a height of 205 feet (62 m), and has a short twister section that leads into the brake run.
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Wikidata Q1477122, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110, National
Overlooks nearby
- Point Grandview · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Supreme Scream: 0.0 mi
- Timber Mountain Log Ride: 0.0 mi
- Waves Singer: 0.0 mi
- Sky Cabin: 0.0 mi
- Wipeout: 0.1 mi
- Filemón: 0.1 mi
- Cliofas: 0.1 mi
- Torcuato: 0.1 mi
- Marimar: 0.1 mi
- Cornelia: 0.1 mi
- Knott's Berry Farm 100th Anniversary Time Capsule: 0.1 mi
- Camp Snoopy 50th Anniversary Plaque: 0.2 mi
- Drilling Contest: 0.2 mi
- Rivera (Old Maizeland) School: 0.2 mi
- Old Maizeland School: 0.2 mi
- Western Trails Museum: 0.2 mi
- Interpretive Center: 3.5 mi
- Fullerton Museum Center: 4.9 mi
- Los Alamitos Museum: 5.1 mi
- MUZEO: 5.1 mi
- Peak Park: 0.5 mi
- San Antonio Park: 1.1 mi
- Boisseranc Park: 1.1 mi
- Schweitzer Park: 1.3 mi
- Peter Marshall Park: 1.4 mi
- Grotto of Our Lady: 2.9 mi
- Cerritos Sculpture Garden: 4.0 mi
- Upper Campus Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Hundred Oaks Trail Native Garden: 4.5 mi
- Garden Of Weeden: 5.0 mi
- Robert E. Ward Nature Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Jack Dunster Marine Biological Reserve: 8.9 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Puente Hills Preserve: 9.0 mi
- West Coyote Hills: 4.2 mi
- West Coyote Hills: 4.9 mi
- Cascade Peak: 5.1 mi
- Big Thunder Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Cadillac Range: 5.5 mi
- Disneyland Resort Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Mother's Beach: 9.1 mi
- Hidden Valley: 10.4 mi
- Creekside: 10.5 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Mother's Beach: 9.1 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 10.8 mi
- Long Beach City Beach: 11.1 mi
- Bolsa Chica State Beach: 12.5 mi
- Huntington City Beach: 13.4 mi
- Schweitzer Falls: 5.3 mi
- Frog Jump Falls: 5.3 mi
- Washout Falls: 5.3 mi
- Bear Claw Fall: 5.4 mi
- Historic Dam: 13.3 mi
- Carbon Canyon Mineral Springs: 14.6 mi
- McDermont Spring: 15.9 mi
- Tomato Spring: 19.7 mi
- Dripping Springs: 20.0 mi
- Horsetrough Spring: 20.3 mi
- Point Fermin Lighthouse: 19.4 mi
- San Pedro Escarpment: 21.0 mi
- Spa Palace: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Xcelerator. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clamshell Peak | N 0° | 1,338 m | 24.6 mi |
| Pleasants Peak | E 98° | 1,211 m | 22.9 mi |
| Bedford Peak | ESE 103° | 1,161 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Bliss | N 7° | 1,121 m | 23.6 mi |
| Jones Peak | N 353° | 1,029 m | 23.7 mi |
| Lookout Point | N 354° | 987 m | 24.4 mi |
| Johnstone Peak | NNE 28° | 966 m | 24.7 mi |
| Sierra Peak | E 89° | 928 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:30 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
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 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 57 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fullerton Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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