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Cerro Noroeste

Cerro Noroeste, seen from above at true elevation

Cerro Noroeste rises to 2,525 m in California. Mount Pinos stands 2,697 m to the east-southeast, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Westside Mountain Park, a park 1.3 miles away. 119 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.

About

The story

Cerro Noroeste is a mountain located in Southern California's Kern County, a mile north of the Ventura County border. It is located a few miles southwest of the community of Pine Mountain Club, at an elevation of 8283 feet (2525+ m). The mountain is located in the Los Padres National Forest. It is surrounded by the Chumash Wilderness to the south and west, though the peak itself is not actually within the wilderness (since it is approached by a paved, public-access roadway). The name Cerro Noroeste means 'northwest mountain'. It was formerly known as Mount Abel in honor of former Kern County supervisor Stanley Abel. The summit can be reached by taking Cerro Noroeste Road, Forest Route 9N27. The road is closed every winter after the first or second snow. It usually is reopened in May though there can still be substantial snow from heavy winters. Located near the summit are Campo Alto campground and a radio tower.

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Wikidata Q5064949, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2525 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.83109, -119.20356
Around it

119 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 45
Springs: 29
  • Mesa Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Nettle Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Blue Rock Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Pine Spring: 10.5 mi
Parks: 15
Historic sites: 14
  • Adobe Brick Pit: 17.7 mi
  • Officer's Quarters: 17.7 mi
  • Officer's Quarters: 17.7 mi
  • Hospital: 17.8 mi
  • Bakery: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • The Patio: 10.0 mi
  • Twin Falls Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • The Crossing: 10.6 mi
  • The Crossing: 10.7 mi
  • Flume Creek Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • San Emigdio Plantation: 6.6 mi
  • Hungry Valley Oak Woodland Natural Preserve: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rose Valley Falls: 21.0 mi
  • 33 Falls: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Oil Patch Fire House: 25.0 mi
  • Ethel D. Oil Tool & Supply House: 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cerro Noroeste. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PinosESE 111°2,696.5 m3.5 mi
Sawmill MountainESE 121°2,685 m2.4 mi
Grouse MountainSE 134°2,613 m1.6 mi
Frazier MountainESE 106°2,442 m13.9 mi
Reyes PeakSSW 198°2,284 m14.5 mi
San Emigdio MountainNNE 26°2,282 m3.2 mi
Haddock MountainS 188°2,265 m14.5 mi
Alamo MountainSE 129°2,248 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3619:09
June solstice05:4419:3720:14
September equinox06:4618:2218:55
December solstice07:0116:1116:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505359637076838277685750
Precip in1.11.21.00.60.40.00.00.00.10.30.40.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taft, 26 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358802956

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