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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 MountainWSW 258°1,312 m17.4 mi
Zwang PeakWSW 256°939 m12.3 mi
Picacho RockW 262°850 m14.9 mi
Garza PeakWSW 247°800 m10.1 mi
Johnson PeakSSW 207°784 m14.8 mi
Three PeaksSSW 210°784 m15.0 mi
RoundtopWSW 248°775 m9.6 mi
Tar PeakWSW 244°739 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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