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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.

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
  • 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
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
Historic sites: 45
Gardens: 44
  • 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
Nature reserves: 27
Beaches: 19
Cliffs: 13
  • 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
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
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 16.7 miles of Cerro de las Posas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodson MountainESE 118°878 m14.6 mi
North Iron MountainESE 120°824 m15.6 mi
Iron MountainSE 125°818 m16.7 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakESE 121°802 m16.3 mi
Middle SummitESE 122°790 m16.3 mi
Mount EllieESE 122°743.712 m15.7 mi
Paradise MountainENE 68°710 m16.2 mi
Peak 2245ESE 123°684 m15.9 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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