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Flattop

Flattop, seen from above at true elevation

Flattop rises to 660 m in California. Castle Mountain stands 1,312 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Ragged Top, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49029624, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
660 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.92829, -120.15514

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 17
Parks: 12
  • Floyd Rice Park: 5.8 mi
  • Almond Tree Oasis RV Park: 14.4 mi
  • Olsen Park: 18.1 mi
  • Lynch Family Park: 18.3 mi
  • William Keck Memorial Park: 18.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 11.4 mi
  • Shandon Rest Area: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 11.8 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Flattop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle MountainW 274°1,312 m10.4 mi
Mustang PeakWNW 283°1,096 m14.8 mi
Orchard PeakS 175°953 m13.2 mi
Zwang PeakWNW 284°939 m5.3 mi
Picacho RockWNW 285°850 m8.4 mi
Garza PeakW 277°800 m2.5 mi
Three PeaksS 185°784 m8.7 mi
Johnson PeakS 180°784 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:13
June solstice05:4519:4320:21
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:0816:1116:51

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358784087

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