Mil Potrero Park
Mil Potrero Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,717 m. Mount Pinos stands 2,697 m to the southeast, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Westside Mountain Park, a park 1.2 miles away. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1717 m
How to reach it
117 named places within 25 miles
- San Emigdio Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Cerro Noroeste: 1.7 mi
- Grouse Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Sawmill Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Brush Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Mesa Spring: 3.6 mi
- Nettle Spring: 6.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 7.4 mi
- Blue Rock Spring: 9.2 mi
- Pine Spring: 11.5 mi
- Westside Mountain Park: 1.2 mi
- Frazier Mountain County Park: 13.7 mi
- Fages-Zalvidea Trails Marker: 15.9 mi
- Fort Tejon State Historic Park: 16.3 mi
- Hungry Valley Oak Woodland Natural Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Adobe Brick Pit: 16.6 mi
- Officer's Quarters: 16.6 mi
- Officer's Quarters: 16.6 mi
- Hospital: 16.6 mi
- Bakery: 16.6 mi
- The Patio: 8.6 mi
- Twin Falls Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- The Crossing: 9.2 mi
- The Crossing: 9.2 mi
- Flume Creek Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Water: 15.7 mi
- Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound: 17.9 mi
- Tejon Pass Rest Area - Northbound: 18.0 mi
- Oil Patch Fire House: 24.4 mi
- Ethel D. Oil Tool & Supply House: 24.4 mi
- Jameson #17: 24.5 mi
- San Emigdio Plantation: 5.7 mi
- Hungry Valley Oak Woodland Natural Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Rose Valley Falls: 22.4 mi
- 33 Falls: 22.6 mi
- West Kern Oil Museum: 24.5 mi
- West Kern Oil Museum: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mil Potrero Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pinos | SE 138° | 2,696.5 m | 3.5 mi |
| Sawmill Mountain | SSE 157° | 2,685 m | 2.8 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | S 175° | 2,613 m | 2.5 mi |
| Cerro Noroeste | SW 215° | 2,525 m | 1.7 mi |
| Frazier Mountain | ESE 113° | 2,442 m | 13.4 mi |
| Reyes Peak | SSW 200° | 2,284 m | 16.1 mi |
| San Emigdio Mountain | NNE 16° | 2,282 m | 1.6 mi |
| Haddock Mountain | S 191° | 2,265 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:37 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:11 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taft, 25 mi away.
- Steller's Jay52 obs
- Mountain Chickadee27 obs
- canyon live oak25 obs
- Acorn Woodpecker22 obs
- Western Fence Lizard22 obs
- Big Sagebrush22 obs
- singleleaf pinyon21 obs
- Ring-necked Duck20 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358795938
Day trips start here
- The Grapevine · 15 mi
- Maricopa · 19 mi
- Taft · 23 mi
- Ojai · 28 mi
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