Toro Peak
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Toro Peak rises to 2,651 m in California. Red Tahquitz stands 2,686 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Virgin Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Toro Peak, in Southern California, is the highest mountain in the Santa Rosa Mountain Range. It is located 15 miles (24 km) south of Palm Springs, 12 miles (19 km) west of the Salton Sea, and 31 miles (50 km) east of Temecula, in the County of Riverside, California. Part of the mountain is under the jurisdiction of the San Bernardino National Forest. Another portion, including the 8,717 ft summit and the United States Geological Survey marker on the summit (registered in 1939), is gated and controlled by the Santa Rosa Indian Reservation. A third portion of the mountain is administered by the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument.
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Wikidata Q7826170, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,651 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hidden Palms State Ecological Reserve: 7.0 mi
- Velasco Park: 11.2 mi
- Lake Cahuilla County Park: 11.5 mi
- Lake Cahuilla Park: 11.6 mi
- Eisenhower Park: 11.6 mi
- Santa Rosa Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Spring Crest: 5.1 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Martinez Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Virgin Spring: 0.6 mi
- Cedar Spring: 1.3 mi
- Stump Spring: 1.8 mi
- Toro Spring: 1.8 mi
- Santa Rosa Spring: 2.7 mi
- Road Trip: 13.6 mi
- J Willott Art Gallery: 13.7 mi
- Gold Miner estimated position: 15.5 mi
- Spanish Padre: 15.5 mi
- Saguaro estimated position: 15.5 mi
- Desert Gardens: 11.5 mi
- Cahuila Petroglyphs: 12.5 mi
- Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden: 13.9 mi
- Palm Grove: 16.8 mi
- Sunnylands Center & Gardens: 17.8 mi
- Eric Johnson Memorial Gardens: 13.9 mi
- Palm Desert Rose Garden: 14.6 mi
- Prayer Garden: 14.8 mi
- Cactus Garden: 17.5 mi
- West Gardens: 17.8 mi
- Cove Oasis: 10.6 mi
- Fred Wolff Bear Creek Nature Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Coral Mountain Park: 11.5 mi
- Fish Traps Archeological Site: 12.0 mi
- Cahuilla Hills Park: 13.3 mi
- La Quinta Museum: 12.6 mi
- Logan Gallery: 12.8 mi
- Coachella Valley History Museum: 18.0 mi
- Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert: 18.2 mi
- Cabazon Cultural Museum: 19.2 mi
- Thomas P. Genovese Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Expressframe: 14.2 mi
- De Anza Trail: 14.5 mi
- Hamilton School, Anza: 14.5 mi
- Desert Holocaust Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 9.2 mi
- West Fork Falls: 16.2 mi
- Seven Sisters Waterfall: 16.9 mi
- Andreas Falls: 19.6 mi
- Maidenhair Falls: 19.9 mi
- Delos Bench: 17.4 mi
- Bent Palm Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Lake Hemet Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Warner Hot Spring: 20.3 mi
- Dry Falls: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Toro Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Tahquitz | NW 321° | 2,686 m | 20.8 mi |
| Santa Rosa Mountain | WNW 296° | 2,455 m | 2.3 mi |
| South Peak | NW 320° | 2,402 m | 19.9 mi |
| Antsell Rock | NW 319° | 2,339 m | 18.9 mi |
| Apache Peak | NW 319° | 2,309 m | 17.8 mi |
| Spitler Peak | NW 318° | 2,290 m | 16.8 mi |
| Palm View Peak | NW 319° | 2,184 m | 14.4 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NW 318° | 2,147 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:04 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 79 | 86 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 54 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Desert Resorts Rgnl AP, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358793535
Day trips start here
- La Quinta · 13 mi
- Indian Wells · 14 mi
- Palm Desert · 14 mi
- Rancho Mirage · 17 mi
- Coachella · 18 mi
- Indio · 18 mi
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