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Welcome to Santa Rita Peak ...

Santa Rita Peak is located in San Benito County<1>.



Santa Rita Peak is 5,160 feet [1,573 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Santa Rita Peak is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Santa Rita Peak lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Santa Rita Peak ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Santa Rita Peak.

  • Coalinga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • New Idria ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Idria
    • New Idria is located in San Benito County
    • New Idria has also been known as:
    • Idria
  • Giffen Cantua Ranch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giffen Cantua Ranch
    • Giffen Cantua Ranch is located in Fresno County
  • Panoche Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panoche Junction
    • Panoche Junction is located in Fresno County
  • Cantua Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Parkfield Junction
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkfield Junction
    • Parkfield Junction is located in Fresno County
  • Panoche
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panoche
    • Panoche is located in San Benito County
  • Bitterwater
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterwater
    • Bitterwater is located in San Benito County
  • San Lucas
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Santa Rita Peak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Santa Rita Peak.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Santa Rita Peak. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Santa Rita Peak.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Santa Rita Peak. See our Newspapers Page for Santa Rita Peak.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santa Rita Peak ...

Looking for more information about Santa Rita Peak? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Santa Rita Peak, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Santa Rita Peak.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Santa Rita Peak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Benito County: www.san-benito.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Benito, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Santa Rita Peak - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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