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Cerro de las Posas

Cerro de las Posas, seen from above at true elevation

Cerro de las Posas rises to 409 m in California. Woodson Mountain stands 878 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is San Elijo Hills Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49019401, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
409 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.10811, -117.19257
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • San Elijo Hills Park: 0.6 mi
  • Questhaven Park: 0.8 mi
  • Double Peak Park: 0.9 mi
  • Discovery Creek Childrens Park: 1.3 mi
  • Fallsview Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks: 60
  • Rockwell Steps: 0.7 mi
  • Wired Circle: 1.1 mi
  • Grande Step Totem: 6.3 mi
  • Asian Shadows: 6.4 mi
  • Muffler Man: 6.6 mi
Peaks: 60
Attractions
  • Denk Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Rancho La Costa Habitat Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
  • Dancing Topiaries: 6.4 mi
  • Village: 6.4 mi
  • Seeds of Wonder: 6.4 mi
Museums: 53
Gardens: 43
  • Arboretum: 3.0 mi
  • Incredible Edibles: 6.2 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Hamilton Children's Garden: 6.2 mi
  • California Gardenscapes: 6.3 mi
Historic sites: 42
Nature reserves: 27
Beaches: 19
Springs: 10
  • Indian Rock Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Bottle Peak Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Durasnitos Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Bear Spring: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Del Mar Bluff: 11.8 mi
  • Net Muc: 19.9 mi
  • Thumb: 21.1 mi
  • Main Area: 21.1 mi
  • Lunch Rock: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 3.8 mi
  • Royal Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 7.9 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • El Salto Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 12.6 mi
  • Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 23.5 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodson MountainESE878 m14.6 mi
North Iron MountainESE824 m15.6 mi
Iron MountainSE818 m16.7 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakESE802 m16.3 mi
Middle SummitESE790 m16.3 mi
Mount EllieESE744 m15.7 mi
Wildwood MountainESE725 m17.0 mi
Paradise MountainENE710 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4119:2520:02
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:4916:0916:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565658606365697170666156
Precip in2.52.61.60.90.30.10.10.00.10.51.01.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlsbad Mcclellan Palomar AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796394

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