Peak · California
Picacho Rock
Picacho Rock rises to 850 m in California. Castle Mountain stands 1,312 m to the west-southwest, 2.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49061023, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 850 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.96052, -120.29987
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Castle Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Zwang Peak: 3.1 mi
- Table Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Garza Peak: 5.9 mi
- Roundtop: 6.1 mi
Springs: 20
- Spring in Bush: 4.7 mi
- Sugar Tail Spring: 5.4 mi
- Sugar Spring: 5.7 mi
- Double Spring: 6.3 mi
- Tiger Spring: 6.3 mi
Parks: 14
- Floyd Rice Park: 10.2 mi
- Lynch Family Park: 12.6 mi
- Olsen Park: 12.6 mi
- William Keck Memorial Park: 12.8 mi
- Coalinga Memorial Bowl: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Caltrans Fallen Workers Memorial District: 13.6 mi
- James Dean Memorial: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 13.7 mi
- Shandon Rest Area: 19.9 mi
Museums: 1
- R C Baker Memorial Museum: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 1
- Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Picacho Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Mountain | WSW 237° | 1,312 m | 2.7 mi |
| Reason Mountain | WNW 286° | 1,141 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mine Mountain | W 274° | 1,108 m | 7.4 mi |
| Frames Peak | WNW 291° | 1,097 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mustang Peak | W 279° | 1,096 m | 6.4 mi |
| Andrews Peak | WNW 291° | 1,067 m | 15.2 mi |
| Stone Canyon | WNW 287° | 1,041 m | 14.9 mi |
| Zwang Peak | ESE 108° | 939 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:12 | 16:51 |
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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 247439 — Picacho Rock, Fresno County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358790585
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