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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: 15
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 MountainWSW 250°1,312 m16.0 mi
Zwang PeakWSW 243°939 m11.0 mi
Picacho RockWSW 253°850 m13.4 mi
Garza PeakSW 230°800 m9.3 mi
Johnson PeakSSW 197°784 m15.8 mi
Three PeaksSSW 200°784 m15.9 mi
RoundtopSW 231°775 m8.8 mi
Tar PeakSW 226°739 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 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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358808041

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