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El Collado

El Collado, seen from above at true elevation

El Collado rises to 247 m in California. Orchard Peak stands 953 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pipe Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49027420, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
247 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.96523, -119.99875

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 12
  • Floyd Rice Park: 7.7 mi
  • Almond Tree Oasis RV Park: 15.0 mi
  • Keenan Park: 17.3 mi
  • Chestnut Park: 17.7 mi
  • Huron Community Park: 17.7 mi
Springs: 8
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 2.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 10.7 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of El Collado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Orchard PeakSSW953 m17.4 mi
Zwang PeakW939 m14.0 mi
Picacho RockW850 m16.8 mi
Garza PeakW800 m11.5 mi
Johnson PeakSW784 m14.4 mi
Three PeaksSW784 m14.7 mi
RoundtopW775 m11.1 mi
Tar PeakWSW739 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:12
June solstice05:4419:4320:21
September equinox06:4918:2518:58
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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358808024

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