Penasco Rock
Penasco Rock rises to 686 m in California. Center Peak stands 1,376 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rutan Rock, a peak 0.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49060602, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 686 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Rutan Rock: 0.9 mi
- Oliver Rock: 1.4 mi
- Busane Peak: 1.4 mi
- Mustang Peak: 2.3 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Castro Spring: 3.2 mi
- Iron Spring: 3.4 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 3.7 mi
- Marcelin Spring: 3.9 mi
- Quesada Spring: 4.8 mi
- William Keck Memorial Park: 9.3 mi
- Lynch Family Park: 9.4 mi
- Olsen Park: 9.7 mi
- Coalinga Memorial Bowl: 10.1 mi
- Falcon Baseball Field: 10.2 mi
- R C Baker Memorial Museum: 9.4 mi
- Camp Roberts Historical Museum: 23.9 mi
- Mission San Miguel Arcángel: 24.2 mi
- Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 17.7 mi
- Camp Roberts Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Shandon Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Caltrans Fallen Workers Memorial District: 17.5 mi
- James Dean Memorial: 20.7 mi
- Big Sandy State Wildlife Management Area: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Penasco Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Peak | NW 319° | 1,376 m | 17.8 mi |
| Castle Mountain | SE 139° | 1,312 m | 6.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NW 319° | 1,298 m | 19.7 mi |
| Flag Peak | NNW 331° | 1,210 m | 13.4 mi |
| Smith Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,188 m | 11.3 mi |
| Charley Mountain | WNW 303° | 1,180 m | 16.7 mi |
| Sherman Peak | NNW 328° | 1,148 m | 15.7 mi |
| Reason Mountain | W 267° | 1,141 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:12 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coalinga, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358790508
Day trips start here
- San Miguel · 24 mi
- Paso Robles · 30 mi
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