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El Pulgar

El Pulgar, seen from above at true elevation

El Pulgar rises to 382 m in California. Castle Mountain stands 1,312 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is El Tolete, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49027457, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
382 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.01884, -120.07180

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 14
Parks: 12
  • Floyd Rice Park: 3.1 mi
  • Almond Tree Oasis RV Park: 9.6 mi
  • Keenan Park: 12.7 mi
  • Chestnut Park: 13.2 mi
  • Huron Community Park: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 6.7 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of El Pulgar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle MountainWSW1,312 m16.0 mi
Zwang PeakWSW939 m11.0 mi
Picacho RockWSW850 m13.4 mi
Garza PeakSW800 m9.3 mi
Johnson PeakSSW784 m15.8 mi
Three PeaksSSW784 m15.9 mi
RoundtopSW775 m8.8 mi
Tar PeakSW739 m8.3 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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358808041

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