El Taco
El Taco rises to 296 m in California. Castle Mountain stands 1,312 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is La Clavija, a peak 0.2 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027477, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 296 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- La Clavija: 0.2 mi
- La Cuesta: 1.1 mi
- Double Hill: 1.2 mi
- El Chichon: 1.3 mi
- El Tolete: 1.3 mi
- Floyd Rice Park: 3.2 mi
- Almond Tree Oasis RV Park: 8.2 mi
- Keenan Park: 11.3 mi
- Chestnut Park: 11.9 mi
- Huron Community Park: 11.9 mi
- Double Spring: 13.9 mi
- Sugar Tail Spring: 14.3 mi
- Tiger Spring: 14.4 mi
- Sugar Spring: 14.4 mi
- Spring in Bush: 15.3 mi
- Caltrans Fallen Workers Memorial District: 4.1 mi
- Lemoore Naval Air Station: 18.1 mi
- James Dean Memorial: 24.8 mi
- R C Baker Memorial Museum: 17.0 mi
- Sarah A. Mooney Memorial Museum: 24.5 mi
- Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 4.0 mi
- Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 7.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of El Taco. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Mountain | WSW 245° | 1,312 m | 15.9 mi |
| Zwang Peak | SW 236° | 939 m | 11.1 mi |
| Picacho Rock | WSW 246° | 850 m | 13.2 mi |
| Garza Peak | SW 222° | 800 m | 9.8 mi |
| Three Peaks | SSW 196° | 784 m | 16.9 mi |
| Johnson Peak | SSW 194° | 784 m | 16.9 mi |
| Roundtop | SW 222° | 775 m | 9.3 mi |
| Tar Peak | SW 217° | 739 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:43 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:11 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 52 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 66 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kettleman City, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660608 — El Taco, Kings County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358808046
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