Brush Mountain
Brush Mountain rises to 2,149 m in California. Mount Pinos stands 2,697 m to the southeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Westside Mountain Park, a park 2.6 miles away. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
The story
Brush Mountain is located in Southern California's Kern County, a little north of Ventura County. It's located in the Los Padres National Forest, a few miles west northwest of San Emigdio Mountain.
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Wikidata Q4979689, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,149 m
How to reach it
104 named places within 25 miles
- San Emigdio Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Cerro Noroeste: 3.9 mi
- Grouse Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Eagle Rest Peak: 5.4 mi
- Sawmill Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Mesa Spring: 4.9 mi
- Nettle Spring: 6.9 mi
- Blue Rock Spring: 7.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 7.9 mi
- Pine Spring: 14.4 mi
- Westside Mountain Park: 2.6 mi
- Mil Potrero Park: 3.2 mi
- Capitola Park: 14.1 mi
- Fages-Zalvidea Trails Marker: 15.0 mi
- Maricopa City Park: 15.6 mi
- Adobe Brick Pit: 18.7 mi
- Officer's Quarters: 18.7 mi
- Hospital: 18.7 mi
- Bakery: 18.7 mi
- Mess Hall: 18.7 mi
- The Patio: 6.6 mi
- Twin Falls Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- The Crossing: 7.2 mi
- Flume Creek Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Upper Rose Valley Lake Day Use Area: 24.2 mi
- Water: 17.6 mi
- Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound: 20.4 mi
- Tejon Pass Rest Area - Northbound: 20.5 mi
- San Emigdio Plantation: 8.4 mi
- Hungry Valley Oak Woodland Natural Preserve: 20.0 mi
- Oil Patch Fire House: 21.3 mi
- Ethel D. Oil Tool & Supply House: 21.3 mi
- 33 Falls: 24.6 mi
- Rose Valley Falls: 24.8 mi
- West Kern Oil Museum: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brush Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pinos | SE 138° | 2,697 m | 6.7 mi |
| Sawmill Mountain | SSE 146° | 2,685 m | 5.9 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | SSE 154° | 2,613 m | 5.4 mi |
| Cerro Noroeste | SSE 162° | 2,525 m | 3.9 mi |
| Frazier Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,442 m | 16.4 mi |
| Reyes Peak | S 190° | 2,284 m | 17.8 mi |
| San Emigdio Mountain | ESE 106° | 2,282 m | 2.7 mi |
| Haddock Mountain | S 183° | 2,265 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 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, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 270044 — Brush Mountain, Kern County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358800974
Day trips start here
- Maricopa · 16 mi
- The Grapevine · 17 mi
- Taft · 20 mi
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