Museum · California
Kern Valley Museum
Kern Valley Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 814 m. Sirretta Peak stands 3,041 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Circle Park, a park 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kern River Valley Historical Society
How to reach it
Coordinates35.75517, -118.42680
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Powers Peak: 2.0 mi
- Split Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Cane Peak: 4.0 mi
- Black Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Rocky Point: 5.5 mi
Springs
- Hot Springs: 2.1 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 2.3 mi
- Cane Spring: 5.2 mi
- Cane Spring: 5.7 mi
- Andress Spring: 5.8 mi
Parks: 12
- Circle Park: 0.1 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.2 mi
- Kernville Park Recreation Area: 0.3 mi
- Wofford Heights Park: 3.7 mi
- Freear Park: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 8
- Coso Mines: 6.4 mi
- R-Ranch Adult Building: 16.4 mi
- Cabin 240: 16.4 mi
- Cabin 234: 16.4 mi
- Cabin 242: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Salmon Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
- South Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Seven Teacups: 16.8 mi
- Nobe Young Falls: 19.7 mi
- Alder Creek Slides: 20.1 mi
Museums: 1
- Silver City Ghost Town: 11.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Miracle Hot Springs: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Parker Bluffs: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Kern Valley Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirretta Peak | NNE 24° | 3,041 m | 12.8 mi |
| Cannell Peak | NNE 26° | 2,887.1 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NNE 14° | 2,687 m | 12.0 mi |
| Taylor Dome | NE 45° | 2,683 m | 9.8 mi |
| Church Dome | NE 51° | 2,595 m | 11.0 mi |
| Rockhouse Peak | NE 48° | 2,548 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bart Dome | NE 38° | 2,536 m | 15.0 mi |
| Sunday Peak | WNW 282° | 2,531 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:36 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:05 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kern River PH 3, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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