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.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 16.7 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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