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Cerro Alto

Cerro Alto, seen from above at true elevation

Cerro Alto rises to 382 m in California. Castle Mountain stands 1,312 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is El Lobo, a peak 0.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Kings County, CA, USA.

Wikidata Q35733503, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
382 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.99051, -120.03514

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 12
  • Floyd Rice Park: 5.3 mi
  • Almond Tree Oasis RV Park: 12.4 mi
  • Keenan Park: 15.0 mi
  • Chestnut Park: 15.5 mi
  • Huron Community Park: 15.5 mi
Springs: 11
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 4.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 8.1 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Cerro Alto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle MountainWSW1,312 m17.4 mi
Zwang PeakWSW939 m12.3 mi
Picacho RockW850 m14.9 mi
Garza PeakWSW800 m10.1 mi
Johnson PeakSSW784 m14.8 mi
Three PeaksSSW784 m15.0 mi
RoundtopWSW775 m9.6 mi
Tar PeakWSW739 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:12
June solstice05:4519:4320:21
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:0816:1116:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465256627077838276665447
Precip in1.41.51.50.60.40.00.10.00.10.20.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kettleman City, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660460 — Cerro Alto, Kings County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358807907

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