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El Mirador

El Mirador, seen from above at true elevation

El Mirador rises to 276 m in California. Orchard Peak stands 953 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is El Bulto, a peak 1.0 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027438, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
276 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.94746, -120.00347

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 12
  • Floyd Rice Park: 8.1 mi
  • Almond Tree Oasis RV Park: 15.9 mi
  • Keenan Park: 18.4 mi
  • Chestnut Park: 18.8 mi
  • Huron Community Park: 18.8 mi
Springs: 8
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 3.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 11.6 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of El Mirador. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Orchard PeakSSW 207°953 m16.2 mi
Zwang PeakW 270°939 m13.7 mi
Garza PeakW 265°800 m11.0 mi
Johnson PeakSW 220°784 m13.2 mi
Three PeaksSW 223°784 m13.6 mi
RoundtopW 267°775 m10.7 mi
Tar PeakW 265°739 m9.8 mi
FlattopW 261°660 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:12
June solstice05:4519:4320:21
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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660597 — El Mirador, Kings County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808035

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