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Chiquito Peak

Chiquito Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Chiquito Peak rises to 1,268 m in California. Cuyamaca Peak stands 1,979 m to the north-northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ellis Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away.

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The story

Chiquito Peak is a summit in the Cuyamaca Mountains of San Diego County, California, United States. It located north of Interstate 8 and about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) west of Descanso.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q16890352, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,268 m
Getting there

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Coordinates32.85116, -116.64530
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Ipai - Tipai Park: 2.9 mi
  • Kumeyaay Grinding Rocks Site: 6.5 mi
  • Auren Pierce Park: 6.5 mi
  • Pine Valley County Park: 6.9 mi
  • Cuyamaca Rancho State Park: 7.6 mi
Springs: 52
  • Ellis Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Carl Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Wildcat Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Japacha Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Tule Springs: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Airplane Monument: 5.8 mi
  • Cuyamaca Rancho State Park: 7.1 mi
  • Alpine Veteran's Wall of Honor: 7.6 mi
  • Jake Porter Memorial: 13.2 mi
  • Louis A. Stezler Memorial: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 17
  • Main Wall: 0.8 mi
  • Monster Rocks: 0.8 mi
  • Bell Bluff: 4.3 mi
  • Quarry Wall: 10.8 mi
  • 2-Second Tier: 10.9 mi
Museums: 16
Nature reserves: 9
  • Aztec Woods: 12.6 mi
  • Barnett Ranch County Preserve: 16.2 mi
  • San Diego River: 19.4 mi
  • Goodan Ranch Sycamore Canyon County Preserve: 19.7 mi
  • Agua Caliente County Park: 20.9 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Moteros: 8.6 mi
  • COVID climb: 11.0 mi
  • Eagle Mine: 16.1 mi
  • Warlock Mine: 16.2 mi
  • Volcan Mountain Air Beacon: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 8.8 mi
  • Cottonwood Creek: 9.2 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Mildred Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Kitchen Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Magic Water Horse: 5.9 mi
  • Blessed Mother: 7.0 mi
  • The Big Green Box (SDG&E): 17.0 mi
  • Hubbell Gateway: 17.7 mi
  • Mariposa Lane: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Stuart Alan Whitmore Memorial Garden: 1.9 mi
  • The Water Conservation Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Lemon Grove Community Garden: 23.8 mi
  • Strata Community Garden: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • BBQ Area: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Chiquito Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cuyamaca PeakNNE1,979 m7.0 mi
Monument PeakENE1,904 m13.3 mi
Wooded HillE1,894 m11.9 mi
Stephenson PeakE1,889 m13.5 mi
Piñon PointE1,832 m13.3 mi
North PeakNNE1,826 m11.3 mi
Garnet PeakENE1,800 m12.0 mi
Middle PeakNNE1,795 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2618:59
June solstice05:4019:2219:59
September equinox06:3618:1218:45
December solstice06:4616:0716:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535356596368737673665952
Precip in3.23.72.71.20.60.10.10.10.20.61.52.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpine, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 240568 — Chiquito Peak, San Diego County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358782060

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