Burnt Peak
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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.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q5000221, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1761 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Burnt Peak: 0.4 mi
- Sawmill Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Sawtooth Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Schumacher Point: 3.6 mi
- Redrock Mountain: 3.9 mi
- BLM Open Space: 7.8 mi
- BLM Open Space: 8.3 mi
- BLM Open Space: 9.4 mi
- BLM Open Space: 9.7 mi
- BLM Open Space: 10.0 mi
- Camino Del Valle Park: 13.6 mi
- Castaic Sports Complex: 13.8 mi
- Pacific Crest Park: 14.7 mi
- Pacific Crest Park: 15.0 mi
- Gorman Cultural Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Scream!: 17.6 mi
- Twisted Colossus: 17.7 mi
- Character Meet and Greets: 17.7 mi
- Tornado: 17.7 mi
- Goliath: 17.7 mi
- 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
- Knapp Ranch: 5.0 mi
- Tumble Inn: 8.4 mi
- Sandberg's Summit Hotel: 8.6 mi
- Dom & Brian's Last Ride Site: 9.1 mi
- St. Francis Dam: 10.0 mi
- 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
- Vasquez Rocks Natural Area and Nature Center: 19.8 mi
- William S. Hart Ranch House: 21.4 mi
- Bunkhouse: 21.4 mi
- Pardee House: 21.4 mi
- Heritage Junction Historic Park: 21.5 mi
- Central Park Gardens: 17.4 mi
- Sustainable Landscape Demonstration Garden: 17.8 mi
- Butterfly Knoll: 17.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 18.2 mi
- Meditation Garden: 18.3 mi
- Tejon Pass Rest Area - Northbound: 19.4 mi
- Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound: 19.6 mi
- Water: 23.9 mi
- Maps and Maping: The Firefighter's Life Line: 15.8 mi
- Communitree: 19.6 mi
- Mentryville: 21.0 mi
- Whitney Canyon Waterfalls: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Burnt Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frazier Mountain | WNW 286° | 2,442 m | 23.2 mi |
| Covington Mountain | NNE 14° | 2,392 m | 23.7 mi |
| Alamo Mountain | W 267° | 2,248 m | 21.7 mi |
| Peak 7047 | W 263° | 2,148 m | 22.3 mi |
| McDonald Peak | W 261° | 2,090 m | 21.0 mi |
| Sewart Mountain | W 261° | 2,076 m | 19.0 mi |
| Cobblestone Mountain | WSW 253° | 2,042 m | 17.3 mi |
| Snowy Peak | W 263° | 1,990 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:34 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:09 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jul, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 49 | 53 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 80 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
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
Day trips start here
- Castaic · 14 mi
- Magic Mountain · 18 mi
- Santa Clarita · 19 mi
- Santa Clarita Valley · 20 mi
- Valencia · 20 mi
- The Grapevine · 25 mi
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