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Otay Mountain

Otay Mountain rises to 1,067 m in California. Guatay Mountain stands 1,485 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is White Cross Peak, a peak 2.8 miles away. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Otay Mountain is a mountain in San Diego County, California. It is the highest summit of the San Ysidro Mountains. The mountain is located in the Otay Mountain Wilderness area. The Mexico-United States border runs along the south face of the mountain.

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Wikidata Q20537228, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1067 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.59446, -116.84471

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Otay County Open Space Preserve: 4.2 mi
  • Otay Lakes County Park: 5.1 mi
  • Lower Otay Lakes Boat Launch & Park: 5.4 mi
  • Mountain Hawk: 5.9 mi
  • Salt Creek: 6.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Olympic Flame: 5.9 mi
  • San Ysidro Massacre Memorial: 12.5 mi
  • General Lázaro Cárdenas del Río: 12.8 mi
  • Benito Juarez: 12.8 mi
  • Jake Porter Memorial: 13.0 mi
Attractions
  • TIJUANA: 8.3 mi
  • Storytime: 9.7 mi
  • Sesame Street Party Parade: 9.7 mi
  • Abby's Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Sesame Street Neighborhood: 9.7 mi
Artworks
Museums
Peaks: 55
  • White Cross Peak: 2.8 mi
  • Tin Can Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Donohoe Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Otay Mesa: 5.8 mi
  • Little Tecate Peak: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 33
Cliffs: 23
  • South Rim: 10.4 mi
  • Bell Bluff: 17.1 mi
  • Middle Earth: 19.9 mi
  • Middle Earth: 19.9 mi
  • Middle Earth: 19.9 mi
Springs: 14
  • Hubbard Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Echo Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Lupe Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Donohoe Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Deerhorn Spring: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 11
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • Adobe Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 18.4 mi
  • The Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 20.4 mi
  • Kitchen Creek Falls: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Guatay MountainNE 42°1,485 m23.3 mi
Long Valley PeakNE 52°1,473 m22.9 mi
Los Pinos MountainENE 58°1,466 m18.3 mi
Corte Madera MountainNE 53°1,418 m18.6 mi
Bronco PeakENE 65°1,276 m18.1 mi
Viejas MountainNNE 21°1,272 m19.7 mi
Chiquito PeakNNE 33°1,268 m21.2 mi
Morena ButteENE 73°1,186 m18.4 mi

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 solstice06:4616:0916:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565657606366707270666055
Precip in1.82.41.50.80.30.10.00.00.20.40.81.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Brown FLD, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 247002 — Otay Mountain, San Diego County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358790132

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