Toro Peak
| Toro Peak | |
|---|---|
 Toro Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,717 ft (2,657 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 3,996 ft (1,218 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 33°31′24″N 116°25′32″W / 33.5233623°N 116.4255689°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Riverside County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Santa Rosa Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Toro Peak |
Toro Peak, in
Part of the mountain is under the jurisdiction of the
Location
The mountain is accessible from California State Route 74 (also known as the Pines to Palms Highway) via a dirt road approximately 5 miles east of Route 74's junction with Route 371.
The dirt road begins at an elevation of 4,700 feet and heads towards the summit for approximately 13 miles. A 4x4 or off-road vehicle is recommended because the road is steep and rocky. It comes to a locked gate around 8,200 ft and from there it is a 500-foot hike to the summit up a rough maintenance road that passes the former
Top of the peak
From Toro Peak's summit one can see the Santa Rosa Mountain Range to
Vegetation
Toro Peak and the Santa Rosa Mountains come under the category of
Climate
In winter, the weather on Toro Peak and the Santa Rosa Mountains can be difficult. Snow falls on the mountain more than a few times during the winter and accounts for most of the annual precipitation, with a second percentage coming from monsoonal thunderstorms during the summer. Nighttime and daytime seasonal lows in the winter and seasonal summer highs are taken from the Long Valley Ranger Station on neighboring Mount San Jacinto.
This mountain is one of the many scattered sky islands in the southwest. Toro Peak's high elevation helps clear the smog emitted from
| Climate data for Toro Peak 1981-2010 (33.523 -116.426) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
8.6 (47.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
16.2 (61.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
1.1 (34.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 120 (4.7) |
102 (4.0) |
60 (2.4) |
20 (0.8) |
11 (0.4) |
1 (0.0) |
26 (1.0) |
37 (1.5) |
19 (0.7) |
19 (0.7) |
41 (1.6) |
103 (4.1) |
559 (21.9) |
| Source: http://www.climatewna.com/ | |||||||||||||
External links
References
- ^ a b "Toro Peak, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ^ "Toro Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-01-28.