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El Rascador

El Rascador, seen from above at true elevation

El Rascador rises to 314 m in California. Castle Mountain stands 1,312 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is El Perno, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027464, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
314 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.01940, -120.04291

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 17
  • Floyd Rice Park: 4.7 mi
  • Almond Tree Oasis RV Park: 10.6 mi
  • Keenan Park: 13.0 mi
  • Chestnut Park: 13.4 mi
  • Huron Community Park: 13.5 mi
Springs: 10
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 5.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 6.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of El Rascador. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle MountainWSW 252°1,312 m17.5 mi
Zwang PeakWSW 246°939 m12.5 mi
Picacho RockWSW 254°850 m14.9 mi
Garza PeakSW 236°800 m10.6 mi
Johnson PeakSSW 202°784 m16.4 mi
Three PeaksSSW 205°784 m16.5 mi
RoundtopWSW 237°775 m10.2 mi
Tar PeakSW 232°739 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:12
June solstice05:4419:4320:21
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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358808044

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