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El Tolete

El Tolete, seen from above at true elevation

El Tolete rises to 364 m in California. Castle Mountain stands 1,312 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is La Cuesta, a peak 0.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49027481, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
364 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.02523, -120.06541

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 15
  • Floyd Rice Park: 3.6 mi
  • Almond Tree Oasis RV Park: 9.5 mi
  • Keenan Park: 12.3 mi
  • Chestnut Park: 12.8 mi
  • Huron Community Park: 12.8 mi
Springs: 13
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 6.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of El Tolete. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle MountainWSW 249°1,312 m16.5 mi
Zwang PeakWSW 242°939 m11.5 mi
Picacho RockWSW 251°850 m13.8 mi
Garza PeakSW 230°800 m9.9 mi
Johnson PeakSSW 198°784 m16.4 mi
Three PeaksSSW 201°784 m16.4 mi
RoundtopSW 230°775 m9.4 mi
Tar PeakSW 225°739 m8.9 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/358795764

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