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Ragged Top

Ragged Top, seen from above at true elevation

Ragged Top rises to 584 m in California. Castle Mountain stands 1,312 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Flattop, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066394, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
584 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.91607, -120.13681

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 17
Parks: 12
  • Floyd Rice Park: 6.4 mi
  • Almond Tree Oasis RV Park: 15.3 mi
  • Olsen Park: 19.4 mi
  • Lynch Family Park: 19.5 mi
  • Keenan Park: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 12.1 mi
  • Shandon Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 11.2 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Ragged Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle MountainW 278°1,312 m11.5 mi
Orchard PeakS 179°953 m12.3 mi
Zwang PeakWNW 289°939 m6.6 mi
Picacho RockWNW 289°850 m9.6 mi
Garza PeakWNW 288°800 m3.7 mi
Three PeaksSSW 193°784 m8.0 mi
Johnson PeakS 187°784 m8.1 mi
RoundtopWNW 296°775 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:13
June solstice05:4519:4320:21
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:0816:1116:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465256627077838276665447
Precip in1.41.51.50.60.40.00.10.00.10.20.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kettleman City, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 247911 — Ragged Top, Kings County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358790924

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