Elephant Hill
Elephant Hill rises to 287 m in California. Castle Mountain stands 1,312 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is El Pitón, a peak 1.6 miles away.
The story
mountain in Fresno County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49027585, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 287 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- El Pitón: 1.6 mi
- El Perro: 1.8 mi
- La Cumbre: 2.0 mi
- Cerro Lodoso: 2.5 mi
- Double Hill: 2.6 mi
- Double Spring: 13.8 mi
- Sugar Tail Spring: 13.9 mi
- Sugar Spring: 14.1 mi
- Tiger Spring: 14.2 mi
- Spring in Bush: 14.6 mi
- Floyd Rice Park: 4.0 mi
- Almond Tree Oasis RV Park: 5.1 mi
- Keenan Park: 9.6 mi
- Chestnut Park: 10.2 mi
- Huron Recreation Center: 10.3 mi
- Caltrans Fallen Workers Memorial District: 2.2 mi
- Lemoore Naval Air Station: 18.7 mi
- Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 2.3 mi
- Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 11.5 mi
- R C Baker Memorial Museum: 13.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Elephant Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Mountain | SW 232° | 1,312 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mine Mountain | WSW 248° | 1,108 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mustang Peak | WSW 248° | 1,096 m | 16.4 mi |
| Zwang Peak | SW 216° | 939 m | 10.1 mi |
| Picacho Rock | SW 231° | 850 m | 11.4 mi |
| Garza Peak | SSW 200° | 800 m | 9.7 mi |
| Roundtop | SSW 199° | 775 m | 9.2 mi |
| Tar Peak | SSW 193° | 739 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660610 — Elephant Hill, Fresno County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358808049
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