El Cajon Mountain
El Cajon Mountain rises to 1,112 m in California. Cuyamaca Peak stands 1,979 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is El Capitan, a peak 0.6 miles away.
The story
El Cajon Mountain, commonly known as El Capitan or El Cap, is a mountain in the Cuyamaca Mountains, and prominent natural landmark in the East County of San Diego.
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Wikidata Q18389542, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,112 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- El Capitan: 0.6 mi
- Rock Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Silverdome II: 1.4 mi
- Silverdome: 2.6 mi
- Peak 2266: 3.2 mi
- COVID climb: 1.3 mi
- Potato Chip Rock: 11.1 mi
- Moteros: 13.9 mi
- Africa Tram: 16.2 mi
- Lions: 16.2 mi
- Barona Museum: 2.8 mi
- Alpine Historical Society: 6.9 mi
- Guy R. Woodward Museum: 9.3 mi
- Classic Rotors Museum: 10.2 mi
- Gillespie Field Annex: 10.4 mi
- Blessed Mother: 5.7 mi
- The Big Green Box (SDG&E): 10.2 mi
- Magic Water Horse: 13.2 mi
- Saint Gregory the Great: 15.0 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 15.0 mi
- El Monte Park: 2.3 mi
- Lakeside County Park: 2.9 mi
- Barona Sports Park: 2.9 mi
- Flynn Springs County Park: 5.2 mi
- Louis A Stelzer County Park: 5.2 mi
- Louis A. Stezler Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Alpine Veteran's Wall of Honor: 5.9 mi
- Martha Harville Memorial Oak Grove: 9.0 mi
- Ernie Pantoja Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Jake Porter Memorial: 9.4 mi
- Skunk Spring: 4.0 mi
- Indian Head Spring: 4.2 mi
- Tule Springs: 6.4 mi
- Durasnitos Spring: 8.0 mi
- Rock Haven Spring: 10.3 mi
- Stuart Alan Whitmore Memorial Garden: 12.5 mi
- The Water Conservation Garden: 13.8 mi
- Abraxas Garden: 14.6 mi
- Bonsai Pavillion: 16.6 mi
- Cara Knott Memorial Garden: 16.7 mi
- Barnett Ranch County Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Goodan Ranch Sycamore Canyon County Preserve: 8.8 mi
- San Diego River: 10.4 mi
- Ramona Grasslands Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Blue Sky Ecological Reserve: 13.3 mi
- Shadow Wall: 1.1 mi
- 2-Second Tier: 1.1 mi
- Main Wall: 1.2 mi
- 4-Tier West: 1.2 mi
- TOE: 1.3 mi
- Cedar Creek Falls: 7.4 mi
- Three Sisters Waterfalls: 8.6 mi
- Mildred Falls: 9.1 mi
- Adobe Falls: 17.3 mi
- Lower Adobe Falls: 17.3 mi
- Cuyamaca: 14.3 mi
- San Pasqual: 15.2 mi
- Stratton: 15.2 mi
- Coleman City: 15.6 mi
- Branson City: 16.3 mi
- Ray Love Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 17.9 mi
- El Arroyo Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Ridgetop Picnic Site: 21.6 mi
- Buckman Springs Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of El Cajon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyamaca Peak | E 80° | 1,979 m | 12.6 mi |
| Middle Peak | ENE 70° | 1,795 m | 13.5 mi |
| Japacha Peak | E 84° | 1,771 m | 12.8 mi |
| Stonewall Peak | ENE 77° | 1,707 m | 14.7 mi |
| West Mesa | E 85° | 1,463 m | 14.0 mi |
| Cosmit Peak | ENE 62° | 1,394 m | 13.4 mi |
| Viejas Mountain | SE 124° | 1,272 m | 6.6 mi |
| Chiquito Peak | ESE 113° | 1,268 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:13 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:08 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 57 | 59 | 62 | 67 | 70 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Capitan DAM, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358801214
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