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El Pitón

El Pitón, seen from above at true elevation

El Pitón rises to 368 m in California. Castle Mountain stands 1,312 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is El Perro, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027449, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
368 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.04301, -120.14514

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 15
Parks: 12
Historic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 11.1 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of El Pitón. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle MountainWSW 237°1,312 m13.0 mi
Mustang PeakWSW 253°1,096 m15.7 mi
Zwang PeakSW 221°939 m8.8 mi
Picacho RockWSW 237°850 m10.4 mi
Garza PeakSSW 202°800 m8.2 mi
Three PeaksS 185°784 m16.6 mi
Johnson PeakS 182°784 m16.8 mi
RoundtopSSW 201°775 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:13
June solstice05:4519:4320:21
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:0816:1116:51

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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660601 — El Pitón, Fresno County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808039

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