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Elephant Hill

Elephant Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.06523, -120.14125

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 14
Parks: 13
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 11.5 mi
Museums: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle MountainSW 232°1,312 m14.1 mi
Mine MountainWSW 248°1,108 m17.6 mi
Mustang PeakWSW 248°1,096 m16.4 mi
Zwang PeakSW 216°939 m10.1 mi
Picacho RockSW 231°850 m11.4 mi
Garza PeakSSW 200°800 m9.7 mi
RoundtopSSW 199°775 m9.2 mi
Tar PeakSSW 193°739 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:13
June solstice05:4519:4320:22
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:0816:1116:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 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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