Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat rises to 260 m in California. Gordon Point stands 1,722 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunlin Ranch, a attraction 1.6 miles away. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in San Diego County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49051889, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 260 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bonsall Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Willow Grove Park: 3.9 mi
- Horse Creek Ridge Sports Park: 4.9 mi
- Live Oak County Park: 5.6 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 5.7 mi
- Lancaster Mountain: 3.4 mi
- San Marcos Mountains (HP): 5.1 mi
- Morro Hill: 5.6 mi
- Weaver Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Red Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Dunlin Ranch: 1.6 mi
- Rancho Guajome Adobe: 5.8 mi
- Wave Waterpark: 7.3 mi
- Mission San Luis Rey de Francia: 9.1 mi
- GoJump Oceanside Skydiving: 11.3 mi
- Alta Vista Gardens: 5.8 mi
- Grand Tradition: 6.9 mi
- Circle Garden: 8.9 mi
- Arboretum: 9.4 mi
- El Corazon Senior Center Garden: 9.8 mi
- Vista Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Museum Office and Giftshop: 6.0 mi
- B - California Barn (Wagon Exhibit): 6.0 mi
- Gas Engine Row: 6.0 mi
- C - Assembly Building: 6.0 mi
- Murray Mission Monument: 7.9 mi
- North County Regional Center San Diego County Law Library: 8.0 mi
- Helen Bougher Memorial Wall: 9.3 mi
- VANC Honor Wall: 12.6 mi
- Eldon Rotz Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Fallbrook Totem Bird Sculpture: 7.8 mi
- Giant Chicken: 12.0 mi
- Hungry Wolf: 12.3 mi
- Wired Circle: 12.3 mi
- Rockwell Steps: 12.3 mi
- Gird Valley Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Dinwiddie Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Los Jilgueros Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Lake Calavera Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Dawson-Los Monos Canyon Reserve: 10.4 mi
- Indian Rock Spring: 11.5 mi
- Bottle Peak Spring: 13.0 mi
- Pechanga Hot Springs: 13.1 mi
- Dripping Springs: 16.8 mi
- Mud Springs: 17.2 mi
- Rotary Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Royal Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Ridgetop Picnic Site: 14.4 mi
- El Arroyo Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Silvercrest Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- South Oceanside Beach: 13.5 mi
- Saint Malo Beach: 13.5 mi
- Buccaneer Beach: 13.5 mi
- Oceanside City Beach: 13.7 mi
- Tamarack Beach: 13.7 mi
- El Salto Falls: 10.3 mi
- Gavilan Mountain Waterfall: 11.3 mi
- Upper Barker Valley Falls: 21.5 mi
- Lower Barker Valley Falls: 21.5 mi
- Tenaja Falls: 22.7 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Northbound): 15.1 mi
- Aliso Creek Rest Area (Southbound): 15.6 mi
- San Pasqual: 17.6 mi
- Leon: 24.8 mi
- San Onofre Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Del Mar Bluff: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Ararat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Point | ENE 69° | 1,722 m | 15.8 mi |
| Morgan Hill | ENE 68° | 1,718 m | 15.7 mi |
| Boucher Hill | ENE 77° | 1,651 m | 15.2 mi |
| Eagle Crag | ENE 61° | 1,538 m | 14.4 mi |
| Clark | NW 313° | 1,527 m | 12.9 mi |
| Lone Fir Point | ENE 75° | 1,463 m | 15.0 mi |
| Agua Tibia Mountain | NE 52° | 1,454 m | 14.1 mi |
| Rodriguez Mountain | ESE 103° | 1,183 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:25 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 16:08 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 60 | 55 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vista, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 238672 — Mount Ararat, San Diego County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358779832
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