Santa Rita Peak
Santa Rita Peak rises to 1,560 m in California. San Benito Mountain stands 1,597 m to the northwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Aqua Buena Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away.
The story
Santa Rita Peak is a mountain located in the Diablo Range of California in San Benito County, a short distance to the west of the Fresno County line and 3 miles (5 km) southeast of San Benito Mountain. Cantua Creek has its source on its northern slope. The San Benito River has its source on its southeastern slopes.
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Wikidata Q7419850, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1560 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Condon Peak: 2.2 mi
- San Benito Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Alta Peak: 3.5 mi
- Three Sisters: 3.8 mi
- Wright Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Aqua Buena Spring: 0.2 mi
- Dick Wright Spring: 3.9 mi
- Live Oak Spring: 17.7 mi
- Splitrock Spring: 18.0 mi
- McMillan Spring: 18.3 mi
- Car: 5.2 mi
- Outhouse: 5.5 mi
- Vehicle: 6.1 mi
- Exploratory Mine Shaft: 6.3 mi
- Car: 6.4 mi
- Los Gatos Creek County Park: 8.2 mi
- Coalinga Mineral Springs County Park: 14.1 mi
- Coalinga Memorial Bowl: 19.1 mi
- Falcon Baseball Field: 19.2 mi
- William Keck Memorial Park: 19.4 mi
- San Benito Wilderness Study Area: 3.5 mi
- Griswold Hills Day use area: 19.8 mi
- New Idria Mercury Mine: 6.3 mi
- New Idria: 6.3 mi
- Laguna falls: 12.2 mi
- The Bluff: 19.2 mi
- R C Baker Memorial Museum: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Santa Rita Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Benito Mountain | NW 304° | 1,597 m | 2.9 mi |
| Condon Peak | SSW 204° | 1,514 m | 2.2 mi |
| San Carlos Peak | NW 315° | 1,472 m | 4.3 mi |
| Alta Peak | WNW 284° | 1,428 m | 3.5 mi |
| Sampson Peak | NW 307° | 1,420 m | 7.1 mi |
| North Hill | NW 317° | 1,418 m | 4.8 mi |
| Idria Peak | NW 306° | 1,415 m | 6.0 mi |
| Picacho Peak | W 269° | 1,395 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:12 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Priest Valley, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358795857
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