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Martyr's Rock

Martyr's Rock from directly overhead

Martyr's Rock is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 772 m. Piute Peak stands 2,565 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Spring, a spring 2.0 miles away. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.23010, -118.56143

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Pine Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Salt Lick Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Upper Salt Lick Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Twinky Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Gale Spring: 2.4 mi
Peaks: 50
Parks: 32
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Tehachapi Loop: 2.4 mi
  • Historic Tehachapi Depot: 9.3 mi
  • Historic Water Tower: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Lake Ming County Park: 22.6 mi
  • Rattlesnake Canyon: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • 4 Island Lake Beach: 7.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Miracle Hot Springs: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piute PeakNNE2,565 m18.0 mi
Brown PeakNNE2,466 m19.2 mi
Liebel PeakNNE2,452 m21.2 mi
Double MountainSSE2,430 m14.2 mi
Tehachapi MountainSSE2,418 m13.4 mi
Covington MountainSSE2,392 m15.7 mi
Inspiration PointNNE2,387 m22.6 mi
Cummings MountainS2,362 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4119:3520:13
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0016:0716:46

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11506356558

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