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La Palomera

La Palomera, seen from above at true elevation

La Palomera rises to 321 m in California. Castle Mountain stands 1,312 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is El Lobo, a peak 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49043066, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
321 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.00634, -120.02652

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 16
  • Floyd Rice Park: 5.6 mi
  • Almond Tree Oasis RV Park: 11.8 mi
  • Keenan Park: 14.1 mi
  • Chestnut Park: 14.6 mi
  • Huron Community Park: 14.6 mi
Springs: 9
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 4.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 7.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of La Palomera. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle MountainWSW 255°1,312 m18.1 mi
Zwang PeakWSW 252°939 m13.0 mi
Picacho RockWSW 258°850 m15.6 mi
Garza PeakWSW 242°800 m11.0 mi
Johnson PeakSSW 207°784 m16.0 mi
Three PeaksSSW 210°784 m16.1 mi
RoundtopWSW 244°775 m10.5 mi
Tar PeakWSW 240°739 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:12
June solstice05:4419:4320:21
September equinox06:4918:2518:58
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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796434

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