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Mount Orizaba

Mount Orizaba, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Orizaba rises to 639 m in California. Black Jack Mountain stands 596 m to the northeast, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Banning, a peak 1.1 miles away. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

The story

Mount Orizaba is the highest peak on Santa Catalina Island, California, United States. The summit is at 2,097 feet (639 m). On January 10, 1949, 8 inches (200 mm) of snow fell on the mountain. There is an FAA VORTAC installation at the summit. It is named after Pico de Orizaba, the tallest peak in Mexico.

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Wikidata Q6922604, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
639 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.37697, -118.41813

67 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 22
Attractions: 10
  • Whales Tail: 3.3 mi
  • Salta Verde Point: 4.1 mi
  • Catalina Casino: 5.7 mi
  • Bird Park: 5.7 mi
  • Avalon Dive Park: 5.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
Artworks: 4
  • Santa Catalina Island Map: 1.8 mi
  • Leroy: 5.8 mi
  • Stephen M. White: 24.3 mi
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 4
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 1
  • Torqua Spring: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 01: 3.1 mi
Gardens: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Orizaba. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Jack MountainNE 56°596 m1.2 mi
Silver PeakWNW 303°550 m10.4 mi
Mount BanningWSW 252°492 m1.1 mi
East MountainSE 125°476 m7.1 mi
Cactus PeakSSW 211°466 m3.2 mi
FletcherNE 43°454 m2.4 mi
Slide 2WNW 301°419 m10.9 mi
Mount TorquemadaWNW 304°407.2 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4519:3120:07
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5416:1316:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565555576062687171656055
Precip in3.02.81.70.80.40.20.10.00.10.51.02.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Avalon Catalina AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358808416

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