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Catalina Head

Catalina Head, seen from above at true elevation

Catalina Head rises to 123 m in California. Mount Orizaba stands 639 m to the east-southeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Torquemada, a peak 0.8 miles away. 103 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35733225, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
123 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.42419, -118.51480

103 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 25
Peaks: 24
  • Mount Torquemada: 0.8 mi
  • Bluff: 2.1 mi
  • Blue Cavern Point: 2.7 mi
  • White Bluff: 3.0 mi
  • Fish: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Lion Head: 2.1 mi
  • Spouting Caves: 2.6 mi
  • Perdition Caves: 2.7 mi
  • Whales Tail: 3.6 mi
  • Ribbon Beach: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 12
Artworks: 6
  • Santa Catalina Island Map: 5.9 mi
  • Leroy: 12.2 mi
  • Pacific Gray Whale: 22.9 mi
  • Stephen M. White: 23.8 mi
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 4
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 1
  • 01: 3.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Torqua Spring: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 1
Cliffs: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OrizabaESE 120°639 m6.5 mi
Black Jack MountainESE 111°596 m7.1 mi
Silver PeakNW 308°550 m4.0 mi
Mount BanningSE 129°492 m5.8 mi
East MountainESE 123°476 m13.5 mi
Cactus PeakSSE 147°466 m7.2 mi
FletcherESE 102°454 m7.4 mi
San Pedro HillNNE 25°449 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4619:3120:08
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5516:1316:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565555576062687171656055
Precip in3.02.81.70.80.40.20.10.00.10.51.02.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Avalon Catalina AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358807894

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