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Mount Torquemada

Mount Torquemada, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Torquemada rises to 407 m in California. Mount Orizaba stands 639 m to the east-southeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Catalina Head, a peak 0.8 miles away. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49054923, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
407.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.43432, -118.52117

110 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 28
Peaks: 24
Attractions: 13
  • Lion Head: 1.7 mi
  • Perdition Caves: 2.7 mi
  • Spouting Caves: 2.7 mi
  • Ribbon Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Spring Landing: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 13
Artworks: 8
  • Santa Catalina Island Map: 6.5 mi
  • Leroy: 12.9 mi
  • Pacific Gray Whale: 22.4 mi
  • Stephen M. White: 23.4 mi
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 4
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 1
  • 01: 4.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Torqua Spring: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 1
Cliffs: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OrizabaESE 124°639 m7.1 mi
Black Jack MountainESE 115°596 m7.7 mi
Silver PeakWNW 303°550 m3.3 mi
Mount BanningSE 132°492 m6.5 mi
East MountainSE 124°476 m14.2 mi
Cactus PeakSSE 147°466 m8.0 mi
FletcherESE 106°454 m7.9 mi
San Pedro HillNNE 26°449 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4619:3120:08
September equinox06:4318:2018:52
December solstice06:5516:1316:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 250551 — Mount Torquemada, Los Angeles County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358793537

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