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Bear Vally Veteran's Memorial

Bear Vally Veteran's Memorial from directly overhead

Bear Vally Veteran's Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,239 m. Piute Peak stands 2,565 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Valley Nature Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.16141, -118.64498
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Martina Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Pine Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Warm Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Barrington Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Salt Lick Spring: 8.3 mi
Parks: 55
  • Bear Valley Nature Park: 0.2 mi
  • Beaubien Athletic Field: 0.3 mi
  • Bear Valley Park: 0.9 mi
  • Brite Lake Recreational Park: 7.0 mi
  • Old Town State Historic Landmark: 8.6 mi
Peaks: 37
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 6
Picnic sites: 6
Attractions: 3
  • Tehachapi Loop: 6.6 mi
  • Historic Tehachapi Depot: 11.3 mi
  • Historic Water Tower: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Lake Ming County Park: 22.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Canyon: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • 4 Island Lake Beach: 0.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bear Vally Veteran's Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piute PeakNE 35°2,565 m24.6 mi
Double MountainSE 135°2,430 m12.6 mi
Tehachapi MountainSE 131°2,418 m12.0 mi
Covington MountainSE 136°2,392 m14.0 mi
Cummings MountainSSE 153°2,362 m9.3 mi
Breckenridge MountainN 10°2,298 m20.3 mi
Bear MountainN 7°2,106 m3.0 mi
Cache PeakE 79°2,035 m22.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:4119:3520:13
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0016:0816:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424245495766727166574841
Precip in2.43.02.00.80.40.10.30.10.20.50.92.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tehachapi 4 SE, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1276701747

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