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Ant Hill

Ant Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Ant Hill rises to 288 m in California. Breckenridge Mountain stands 2,298 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is California Living Museum, a museum 0.4 miles away. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Kern County, California, United States

Wikidata Q35724262, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
288 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.42662, -118.88760

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kern River State Park: 0.8 mi
  • Kern County Soccer Park: 0.9 mi
  • Kern River State Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
  • Private HOA park: 1.4 mi
  • City in the Hills Park: 1.6 mi
Springs
Peaks: 39
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Bakersfield Speedway: 8.1 mi
  • Bakersfield Jam: 9.2 mi
  • checkpoint: 12.9 mi
  • woody rd: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Rattlesnake Canyon: 0.8 mi
  • Lake Ming County Park: 1.1 mi
  • CSLC Open Space: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Sister City Gardens: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Miracle Hot Springs: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • 4 Island Lake Beach: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Breckenridge MountainE 84°2,298 m17.2 mi
Bear MountainSE 137°2,106 m20.8 mi
Woodward PeakNE 49°1,992 m22.9 mi
Lightner PeakENE 69°1,943 m19.6 mi
Bald Eagle PeakENE 70°1,885 m24.4 mi
Basket PeakNE 42°1,869 m21.0 mi
Red MountainNE 39°1,770 m24.3 mi
Harper PeakE 100°1,767 m22.5 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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 238634 — Ant Hill, Kern County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358779787

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