Ball Mountain
Ball Mountain rises to 2,822 m in California. Olancha Peak stands 3,695 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Windy Springs, a spring 2.6 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Tulare County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q35725729, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,822 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Crag Peak: 4.7 mi
- Kennedy Peak: 5.6 mi
- Pine Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Deer Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Jackass Peak: 8.1 mi
- Windy Springs: 2.6 mi
- Willow Spring: 3.2 mi
- Soda Springs: 5.5 mi
- Aqua Bonita Spring: 7.3 mi
- Deer Spring: 7.7 mi
- Fossil Falls: 12.2 mi
- Peppermint Creek Falls: 21.8 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 21.8 mi
- Seven Teacups: 22.3 mi
- South Creek Falls: 23.2 mi
- Lemon Inn: 18.0 mi
- Dirty Socks: 19.5 mi
- Coso Junction Rest Area: 8.4 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 18.4 mi
- Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 20.0 mi
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 22.0 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Ball Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olancha Peak | N 354° | 3,695 m | 14.0 mi |
| Kern Peak | NNW 327° | 3,499 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cartago Peak | N 359° | 3,194 m | 18.0 mi |
| Sirretta Peak | SW 234° | 3,041 m | 16.5 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NNW 340° | 3,038 m | 14.3 mi |
| Templeton Mountain | NNW 340° | 3,031 m | 18.4 mi |
| Sherman Peak | WSW 257° | 3,020 m | 17.0 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 7° | 3,015 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:35 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:03 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800853
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