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El Chichon

El Chichon, seen from above at true elevation

El Chichon rises to 385 m in California. Castle Mountain stands 1,312 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hydril Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027415, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
385 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.01968, -120.08875

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 16
Parks: 12
  • Floyd Rice Park: 2.3 mi
  • Almond Tree Oasis RV Park: 9.1 mi
  • Keenan Park: 12.5 mi
  • Chestnut Park: 13.1 mi
  • Huron Community Park: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 7.6 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of El Chichon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle MountainWSW 248°1,312 m15.1 mi
Mustang PeakW 260°1,096 m18.4 mi
Zwang PeakWSW 240°939 m10.2 mi
Picacho RockWSW 251°850 m12.5 mi
Garza PeakSW 226°800 m8.7 mi
Three PeaksSSW 197°784 m15.6 mi
Johnson PeakSSW 194°784 m15.6 mi
RoundtopSW 227°775 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:12
June solstice05:4519:4320:21
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:0816:1116:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465256627077838276665447
Precip in1.41.51.50.60.40.00.10.00.10.20.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kettleman City, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660591 — El Chichon, Kings County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808022

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