- Elevation, modelled
- 1,258 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Owens Peak2,574 m · 23.7 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:11local time
- Coordinates
- 35.4104, -117.8761
Burro Schmidt Tunnel is a attraction in California, at a modelled 1,258 m. Owens Peak stands 2,574 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
Registered Historic Place in Kern, California
Wikidata Q5000469, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burro Schmidt Tunnel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Peak | NNW 343° | 2,574 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Jenkins | NNW 342° | 2,396 m | 21.7 mi |
| Sorrell Peak | W 271° | 2,348 m | 23.3 mi |
| Morris Peak | NNW 342° | 2,199 m | 20.3 mi |
| Skinner Peak | NW 308° | 2,172 m | 17.8 mi |
| Pinyon Peak | NNW 328° | 2,063 m | 22.3 mi |
| Russell Peak | NNW 346° | 2,041 m | 18.8 mi |
| Cache Peak | WSW 238° | 2,035 m | 24.8 mi |
59 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 40
- Red Buttes: 2.2 mi
- Black Mountain: 4.9 mi
- El Paso Peaks: 10.4 mi
- Sugarloaf: 10.8 mi
- Sidney Peak: 11.5 mi
Museums: 6
- The Rand Desert Museum: 12.8 mi
- Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert: 18.6 mi
- Maturango Museum: 19.1 mi
- China Lake Museum: 19.2 mi
- China Lake Museum: 21.4 mi
Attractions: 5
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 0.3 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 6.6 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 20.3 mi
- plane: 20.7 mi
- plane: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Bickel Camp: 1.9 mi
- Cudahy camp: 2.8 mi
- Josephine Stephens Bishop: 10.4 mi
- X-15 Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Fremont: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Garlock: 4.9 mi
- Freeman Junction: 13.3 mi
- Atolia: 16.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:33 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:04 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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