Caliente Mountain
Caliente Mountain rises to 1,556 m in California. Big Pine Mountain stands 2,077 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Semper Spring, a spring 3.6 miles away. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Caliente Mountain is a mountain located in the Southern Coast Ranges of California and is a federally listed wilderness study area for more than 30 years. The summit, at 5,106 feet (1,556 m), is the highest point in San Luis Obispo County and the Caliente Range. The mountain receives a little snowfall during the winter months.
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Wikidata Q5019902, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1556.3 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Semper Spring: 3.6 mi
- Wells Spring: 4.3 mi
- Juniper Spring: 4.7 mi
- Lawson Spring: 8.4 mi
- Heath Spring: 8.9 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Panorama Point: 10.3 mi
- McPherson Peak: 10.6 mi
- Peak Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Midway Peak: 11.9 mi
- Richardson Community Park: 7.6 mi
- Fellows Park: 15.5 mi
- A Street Park: 17.6 mi
- Taft State Park: 18.2 mi
- Cougar Sports Center: 18.8 mi
- Szent András-törésvonal (San Andreas): 8.4 mi
- Szent András-törésvonal (San Andreas): 8.4 mi
- Ethel D. Oil Tool & Supply House: 18.9 mi
- Oil Patch Fire House: 18.9 mi
- Jameson #17: 18.9 mi
- Figueroa Lookout: 23.9 mi
- Pino Alto: 24.0 mi
- Cumbre Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Whiterock Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Twin Rocks: 21.1 mi
- Wallace Creek: 16.7 mi
- Lakeview Gusher #1: 20.7 mi
- West Kern Oil Museum: 18.9 mi
- West Kern Oil Museum: 18.9 mi
- Sisquoc Falls: 20.3 mi
- Sisquoc Condor Sanctuary: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Caliente Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pine Mountain | SSE 165° | 2,077 m | 24.2 mi |
| San Rafael Mountain | S 188° | 1,973 m | 22.7 mi |
| McKinley Mountain | SSW 192° | 1,887 m | 23.6 mi |
| Samon Peak | SSE 163° | 1,840 m | 21.8 mi |
| Peak Mountain | SSW 211° | 1,773 m | 10.8 mi |
| McPherson Peak | SSW 196° | 1,752.3 m | 10.6 mi |
| Fox Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,569 m | 17.8 mi |
| Timber Peak | W 264° | 1,452 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:40 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:13 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 61 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Cuyama Fire STN, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/90871113
Day trips start here
- Maricopa · 20 mi
- McKittrick · 20 mi
- Taft · 20 mi
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