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Hart Memorial Park

Hart Memorial Park from directly overhead

Hart Memorial Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Breckenridge Mountain stands 2,298 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kern River State Recreation Area, a park 0.7 miles away. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.44866, -118.91081

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kern River State Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
  • Kern County Soccer Park: 1.1 mi
  • Kern River State Park: 1.3 mi
  • Kern River County Park: 2.9 mi
  • Private HOA park: 3.1 mi
Springs
Peaks: 38
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 6
Picnic sites: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Bakersfield Speedway: 6.6 mi
  • Bakersfield Jam: 8.1 mi
  • checkpoint: 11.1 mi
  • woody rd: 17.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Rattlesnake Canyon: 1.8 mi
  • Lake Ming County Park: 2.4 mi
  • CSLC Open Space: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Sister City Gardens: 7.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Miracle Hot Springs: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • 4 Island Lake Beach: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Breckenridge MountainE 89°2,298 m18.4 mi
Bear MountainSE 138°2,106 m22.8 mi
Woodward PeakNE 54°1,992 m22.9 mi
Lightner PeakENE 74°1,943 m20.4 mi
Basket PeakNE 47°1,869 m20.8 mi
Red MountainNE 44°1,770 m24.1 mi
Harper PeakESE 103°1,767 m24.1 mi
Hole in the MountainE 93°1,743 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:4219:3720:15
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0216:0816:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495257627077848277675648
Precip in1.31.31.20.60.30.00.00.00.10.20.51.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersfield 5 NW, 8 mi away.

  • Wood Duck153 obs
  • Mallard124 obs
  • Great Blue Heron72 obs
  • Canada Goose71 obs
  • California Scrub-Jay61 obs
  • Indian Peafowl59 obs
  • American Coot48 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant44 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/60113886

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