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Panoche Mountain

Panoche Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Panoche Mountain rises to 641 m in California. San Carlos Peak stands 1,472 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Concrete slab, a historic site 1.2 miles away. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059620, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
641 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.72551, -120.76463

97 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 40
Peaks: 33
  • Nonada Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Cima Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Ortigalita Peak: 10.0 mi
  • Cerro Colorado: 10.7 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Concrete slab: 1.2 mi
  • Concrete slab: 3.2 mi
  • Concrete slab: 3.9 mi
  • Truck: 21.8 mi
  • Bus: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • John "Chuck" Erreca Southbound Rest Area: 9.5 mi
  • John "Chuck" Erreca Northbound Rest Area: 9.6 mi
  • Dos Amigos Vista Point: 13.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Carrisalito Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Salt Spring: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Carlos PeakSSE 165°1,472 m23.9 mi
Sampson PeakS 171°1,420 m22.2 mi
North HillSSE 166°1,418 m23.4 mi
Idria PeakS 169°1,415 m23.1 mi
Tucker MountainS 183°1,248 m21.6 mi
Bucks PeakS 189°1,237 m18.8 mi
Rock Spring PeakSSW 204°1,223 m19.5 mi
Big MountainWSW 237°1,211 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4119:15
June solstice05:4519:4720:26
September equinox06:5218:2719:01
December solstice07:1316:1116:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485257626875808076675648
Precip in1.81.61.20.40.40.00.00.00.00.40.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Banos DET Resv, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358772359

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