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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.

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.

What the record says

Elevation
1268 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.85116, -116.64530

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Ipai - Tipai Park: 2.9 mi
  • Kumeyaay Grinding Rocks Site: 6.5 mi
  • Kumeyaay Grinding Rocks Site: 6.5 mi
  • Auren Pierce Park: 6.5 mi
  • Kumeyaay Grinding Rocks Site: 6.5 mi
Springs: 57
  • 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
Cliffs: 21
  • Main Wall: 0.8 mi
  • Monster Rocks: 0.8 mi
  • Bell Bluff: 4.3 mi
  • Quarry Wall: 10.8 mi
  • Main Wall: 10.9 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
Museums: 16
Attractions: 11
  • 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
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
Waterfalls: 7
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 8.8 mi
  • Cottonwood Creek: 9.2 mi
  • The Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Cedar Creek Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Mildred Falls: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
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
Picnic sites: 5
  • Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Desert View Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Picnic Table: 18.6 mi
  • BBQ Area: 19.0 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
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Chiquito Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cuyamaca PeakNNE 19°1,979 m7.0 mi
Monument PeakENE 78°1,904 m13.3 mi
Wooded HillE 90°1,894 m11.9 mi
Stephenson PeakE 83°1,889 m13.5 mi
Piñon PointE 84°1,832 m13.3 mi
North PeakNNE 18°1,826 m11.3 mi
Garnet PeakENE 65°1,800 m12.0 mi
Middle PeakNNE 16°1,795 m9.3 mi

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.

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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