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Burnt Peak

Burnt Peak rises to 1,761 m in California. Frazier Mountain stands 2,442 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Burnt Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away.

The story

Burnt Peak is the highest peak of the Sierra Pelona, located in northwestern Los Angeles County, Southern California. The peak is home to a VOR air navigation beacon.

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Wikidata Q5000221, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,761 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.68243, -118.57665

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Camino Del Valle Park: 13.6 mi
  • Castaic Sports Complex: 13.8 mi
  • Pacific Crest Park: 14.7 mi
  • Gorman Cultural Preserve: 15.6 mi
  • Cheseborough Park: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 56
Springs: 51
  • Cienaga Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Troedel Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Ruby Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Plum Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Clear Spring: 8.9 mi
Historic sites: 21
Picnic sites: 17
  • Sharon's Rest: 10.4 mi
  • Fisherman's Rest: 10.4 mi
  • Frenchmans Flat: 10.6 mi
  • Spanish Point: 10.7 mi
  • Hideaway: 12.0 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Museums: 10
Gardens: 6
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Burnt Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frazier MountainWNW2,442 m23.2 mi
Covington MountainNNE2,392 m23.7 mi
Alamo MountainW2,248 m21.7 mi
Peak 7047W2,148 m22.3 mi
McDonald PeakW2,090 m21.0 mi
Sewart MountainW2,076 m19.0 mi
Cobblestone MountainWSW2,042 m17.3 mi
Snowy PeakW1,990 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4219:3420:11
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice06:5816:0916:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jul, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474953576574808175655446
Precip in3.74.42.51.00.40.10.10.00.20.70.72.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairmont, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 239871 — Burnt Peak, Los Angeles County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358781287

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