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Brown Mountain

Brown Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Brown Mountain rises to 3,038 m in California. Mount Langley stands 4,277 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Tulare County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q35729553, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,038 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.25911, -118.18008

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 20
Attractions: 12
Natural arches: 10
  • Natural Bridge: 12.9 mi
  • Natural Arch: 13.0 mi
  • Palette Arch: 22.7 mi
  • Gunga Din Arch: 22.8 mi
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
Cliffs: 7
  • Window Cliffs: 14.3 mi
  • Tootsie Pop Tower: 22.6 mi
  • Rock Candy Tower: 22.7 mi
  • Southern Blonde Rock: 22.7 mi
  • Chocolate Block: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Hot springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
Parks: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Miss Alabama: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Brown Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LangleyN4,277 m18.6 mi
Mount PickeringNNW4,105 m19.5 mi
Joe Devel PeakNNW4,063 m18.9 mi
Cirque PeakNNW3,930 m15.4 mi
WoollybackN3,913 m17.5 mi
The FinN3,878 m17.9 mi
Trailmaster PeakN3,818 m14.3 mi
The Major GeneralNNW3,780 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:3619:3620:14
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice07:0116:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248546272787770594738
Precip in1.21.50.80.20.20.10.20.10.20.30.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358781155

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