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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 PeakSSW 206°953 m17.4 mi
Zwang PeakW 265°939 m14.0 mi
Picacho RockW 269°850 m16.8 mi
Garza PeakW 259°800 m11.5 mi
Johnson PeakSW 217°784 m14.4 mi
Three PeaksSW 220°784 m14.7 mi
RoundtopW 261°775 m11.1 mi
Tar PeakWSW 258°739 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 5080 °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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