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Alligator

Alligator, seen from above at true elevation

Alligator rises to 387 m in California. Eagle Mountain stands 1,631 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Edmund C Jaeger Nature Sanctuary, a park 2.2 miles away. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35724041, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
387 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.70232, -115.40989

30 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 15
Peaks: 7
  • Pilot Mountain: 8.3 mi
  • Sharp Peak: 9.5 mi
  • Black Butte: 10.4 mi
  • France: 15.1 mi
  • Eagle Mountain: 19.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Camp Coxcomb: 17.0 mi
  • General George S. Patton Statue: 18.2 mi
  • Camp Young: 21.9 mi
Parks: 1
  • Edmund C Jaeger Nature Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Tank Yard: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alligator. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle MountainW 279°1,631 m19.2 mi
Black ButteSSE 159°1,349 m10.4 mi
Pilot MountainSSE 163°1,235 m8.3 mi
Orocopia MountainWSW 247°1,117 m23.2 mi
Mastodon PeakW 276°1,035 m22.5 mi
Sharp PeakSE 132°725 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2118:54
June solstice05:3219:1919:56
September equinox06:3118:0718:40
December solstice06:4316:0016:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555865718089949387756354
Precip in0.60.60.40.10.10.00.30.40.40.10.10.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle MTN, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358779576

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