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McGinty Mountain

McGinty Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

McGinty Mountain rises to 701 m in California. Guatay Mountain stands 1,485 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sycuan Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away.

About

The story

McGinty Mountain is a gabbroic mountain located in San Diego County, California near Jamul. Because of the gabbroic soil, the mountain supports numerous rare and endemic plant species, including half of California's population of the Dehesa nolina (Nolina interrata). The mountain belongs to an ecological preserve collectively managed by The Nature Conservancy, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge. The mountain is accessible through a 4.7 mi (7.6 km) long out-and-back hiking trail.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q21006535, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
701 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.74082, -116.83814
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Steele Canyon Park: 4.3 mi
  • Woodhaven Park: 4.4 mi
  • South Lane County Park: 4.6 mi
  • Nancy Jane County Park: 5.0 mi
  • Hilton Head Park: 5.0 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • The Big Green Box (SDG&E): 6.9 mi
  • Blessed Mother: 8.4 mi
  • Magic Water Horse: 9.8 mi
  • Mariposa Lane: 10.6 mi
  • Elmo, Ernie, Bert, Big Bird, Oscar, Rosita, Cookie Monster, Henry and Abby's Statue: 14.6 mi
Attractions
  • COVID climb: 10.8 mi
  • Lemon Grove Big Lemon: 11.2 mi
  • Abby's Garden: 14.5 mi
  • Sesame Street Party Parade: 14.5 mi
  • Storytime: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 38
Springs: 30
  • La Honda Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Five Willow Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Deerhorn Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Hubbard Spring: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 28
  • Bell Bluff: 9.4 mi
  • Quarry Wall: 10.5 mi
  • TOE: 10.8 mi
  • 4-Tier West: 10.9 mi
  • Main Wall: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Beaches: 14
Waterfalls: 10
  • Adobe Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 13.8 mi
  • The Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 18.2 mi
  • Three Sisters Waterfalls: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pioneer Mail Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of McGinty Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Guatay MountainENE 65°1,485 m16.9 mi
Los Pinos MountainE 92°1,466 m15.1 mi
Corte Madera MountainE 85°1,418 m14.4 mi
Bronco PeakE 99°1,276 m16.2 mi
Viejas MountainNE 38°1,272 m10.6 mi
Chiquito PeakNE 56°1,268 m13.5 mi
Poser MountainNE 47°1,186 m13.0 mi
Morena ButteESE 105°1,186 m17.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2718:59
June solstice05:4119:2319:59
September equinox06:3618:1318:46
December solstice06:4716:0816:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565760636670757775686155
Precip in2.32.61.90.80.30.10.20.00.10.51.01.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — EL Cajon, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 272392 — McGinty Mountain, San Diego County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358801715

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