Cactus Peak
Cactus Peak rises to 466 m in California. Mount Orizaba stands 639 m to the north-northeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Four, a peak 1.1 miles away. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q35732418, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 466 m
How to reach it
41 named places within 25 miles
- Four: 1.1 mi
- China Point: 1.3 mi
- Eagles Nest: 1.7 mi
- Mount Banning: 2.4 mi
- Grape: 3.1 mi
- Salta Verde Point: 2.0 mi
- Whales Tail: 3.7 mi
- Bird Park: 6.6 mi
- Catalina Casino: 7.0 mi
- Avalon Dive Park: 7.1 mi
- Santa Catalina Island Map: 4.9 mi
- Leroy: 7.0 mi
- Descanso Beach: 6.9 mi
- Middle Beach: 7.0 mi
- Torqua Spring: 5.6 mi
- Wrigley Botanical Gardens: 6.2 mi
- Catalina Island Museum: 6.8 mi
- Cochise's Grave: 6.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cactus Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Orizaba | NNE 31° | 639 m | 3.2 mi |
| Black Jack Mountain | NE 38° | 596 m | 4.3 mi |
| Silver Peak | NW 320° | 550 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Banning | NNE 13° | 492 m | 2.4 mi |
| East Mountain | E 100° | 476 m | 7.5 mi |
| Fletcher | NE 36° | 454 m | 5.6 mi |
| Slide 2 | NW 317° | 419 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Torquemada | NNW 327° | 407 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:31 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 16:13 | 16:51 |
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 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 65 | 60 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Avalon Catalina AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 239971 — Cactus Peak, Los Angeles County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358781365
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