La Cuesta
La Cuesta rises to 368 m in California. Castle Mountain stands 1,312 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is El Tolete, a peak 0.2 miles away.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49042978, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 368 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- El Tolete: 0.2 mi
- El Pulgar: 0.6 mi
- El Perno: 0.7 mi
- La Clavija: 1.0 mi
- El Taco: 1.1 mi
- Floyd Rice Park: 3.6 mi
- Almond Tree Oasis RV Park: 9.3 mi
- Keenan Park: 12.2 mi
- Chestnut Park: 12.7 mi
- Huron Community Park: 12.7 mi
- Double Spring: 14.0 mi
- Tiger Spring: 14.4 mi
- Sugar Tail Spring: 14.5 mi
- Sugar Spring: 14.5 mi
- Spring in Bush: 15.6 mi
- Caltrans Fallen Workers Memorial District: 5.1 mi
- Lemoore Naval Air Station: 18.3 mi
- James Dean Memorial: 24.6 mi
- R C Baker Memorial Museum: 18.1 mi
- Sarah A. Mooney Memorial Museum: 24.5 mi
- Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 5.0 mi
- Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 6.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of La Cuesta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Mountain | WSW 248° | 1,312 m | 16.4 mi |
| Zwang Peak | WSW 241° | 939 m | 11.5 mi |
| Picacho Rock | WSW 251° | 850 m | 13.8 mi |
| Garza Peak | SW 229° | 800 m | 9.9 mi |
| Johnson Peak | SSW 197° | 784 m | 16.4 mi |
| Three Peaks | SSW 200° | 784 m | 16.5 mi |
| Roundtop | SW 229° | 775 m | 9.4 mi |
| Tar Peak | SW 224° | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358808206
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