Mount Orizaba
{{Short description|Mountain peak on Santa Catalina Island, California, United States}}
{{For|the tallest mountain in Mexico|Pico de Orizaba}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Orizaba
| photo = Mount_Orizaba.jpg
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| elevation_ft = 2127
| elevation_ref = {{NAVD88}}{{cite peakbagger |pid=1532 |name=Mount Orizaba, California |accessdate=2011-05-08}}
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| location = Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, California
| map = California
| map_caption = Location on Catalina Island
| map_size = 200
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| coordinates = {{coord|33.375147611|N|118.419687114|W|type:mountain_region:US-CA_scale:100000_source:NGS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| coordinates_ref = {{cite ngs |id=DY2975 |name=High Mountain Reset |accessdate=2011-05-08}}
| topo = USGS Santa Catalina North
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Mount Orizaba is the highest peak on Santa Catalina Island, California, United States. The summit is at {{convert|2,097|ft}}. On January 10, 1949, {{convert|8|in}} of snow fell on the mountain.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/document/weatherhistory.pdf |title=A History of Significant Weather Events in Southern California |publisher=National Weather Service |accessdate=2014-03-05}} There is an FAA VORTAC installation at the summit.{{cite web |title=SANTA CATALINA VORTAC |url=https://www.pilotnav.com/navaid/faa-405 |website=Pilotnav |publisher=Dauntless Aviation |access-date=10 June 2021}} It is named after Pico de Orizaba, the tallest peak in Mexico.
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External links
- {{cite gnis |id=1661156 |name=Mount Orizaba |accessdate=2011-05-08}}
- {{cite summitpost |id=268534 |name=Mount Orizaba |accessdate=2012-12-25}}
Category:Landforms of the Channel Islands of California
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