South Fork Wildlife Area
South Fork Wildlife Area is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 795 m. Sirretta Peak stands 3,041 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Kern River Preserve, a park 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 795 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cane Spring: 3.0 mi
- Nicoll Spring: 3.7 mi
- Andress Spring: 4.0 mi
- Ashley Hot Spring: 4.7 mi
- Brown Spring: 5.7 mi
- Nicolls Peak: 3.8 mi
- Heald Peak: 5.5 mi
- Onyx Peak: 5.8 mi
- Rocky Point: 6.3 mi
- Cook Peak: 6.9 mi
- Kern River Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Mountain Mesa Park: 4.9 mi
- Scodie Park: 6.4 mi
- Freear Park: 6.8 mi
- Wofford Heights Park: 7.2 mi
- Coso Mines: 8.2 mi
- R-Ranch Adult Building: 24.2 mi
- Cabin 240: 24.2 mi
- Cabin 234: 24.2 mi
- Cabin 242: 24.2 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
- South Creek Falls: 22.9 mi
- Seven Teacups: 24.1 mi
- Kern Valley Museum: 8.1 mi
- Silver City Ghost Town: 10.3 mi
- Miracle Hot Springs: 13.1 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Freeman Junction: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of South Fork Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirretta Peak | N 359° | 3,041 m | 17.7 mi |
| Cannell Peak | N 353° | 2,887.1 m | 13.7 mi |
| Cherry Hill | N 352° | 2,687 m | 17.8 mi |
| Taylor Dome | N 7° | 2,683 m | 13.1 mi |
| Church Dome | NNE 14° | 2,595 m | 13.2 mi |
| Piute Peak | SSW 193° | 2,565 m | 15.4 mi |
| Rockhouse Peak | NNE 19° | 2,548 m | 17.1 mi |
| Bart Dome | NNE 12° | 2,536 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:35 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:05 | 16:44 |
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 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake FS, 2 mi away.
- Anna's Hummingbird59 obs
- House Finch42 obs
- Song Sparrow41 obs
- Western Bluebird41 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird40 obs
- Black-chinned Hummingbird38 obs
- Pacific chorus frog38 obs
- American Barn Owl36 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/358840114
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