Zwang Peak
Zwang Peak rises to 939 m in California. Castle Mountain stands 1,312 m to the west, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Garza Peak, a peak 2.8 miles away.
The story
Zwang Peak is a mountain in the Diablo Range, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Avenal, and about 12 miles (19 km) from Interstate 5 in Kings County, California. Its summit is at an elevation of 3,081 feet (939 m). The peak was named for cattle rancher Jake Zwang (1880–1968), who came to the area in 1906 to start a cattle ranch southwest of Avenal. Garza Creek has its source near this peak.
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Wikidata Q14684286, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 939 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Garza Peak: 2.8 mi
- Roundtop: 3.0 mi
- Picacho Rock: 3.1 mi
- Table Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Tar Peak: 4.0 mi
- Sugar Tail Spring: 4.1 mi
- Sugar Spring: 4.3 mi
- Spring in Bush: 4.5 mi
- Double Spring: 4.5 mi
- Tiger Spring: 4.7 mi
- Floyd Rice Park: 8.0 mi
- Almond Tree Oasis RV Park: 13.9 mi
- Olsen Park: 14.4 mi
- Lynch Family Park: 14.5 mi
- William Keck Memorial Park: 14.9 mi
- Caltrans Fallen Workers Memorial District: 12.3 mi
- James Dean Memorial: 15.6 mi
- Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 12.4 mi
- Shandon Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- R C Baker Memorial Museum: 14.7 mi
- Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 16.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Zwang Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Mountain | W 264° | 1,312 m | 5.2 mi |
| Reason Mountain | WNW 287° | 1,141 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mine Mountain | W 279° | 1,108 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mustang Peak | WNW 282° | 1,096 m | 9.5 mi |
| Picacho Rock | WNW 288° | 850 m | 3.1 mi |
| Garza Peak | ESE 110° | 800 m | 2.8 mi |
| Three Peaks | SSE 156° | 784 m | 10.9 mi |
| Johnson Peak | SSE 153° | 784 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358809664
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- San Miguel · 28 mi
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