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Chief Peak

Chief Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Chief Peak rises to 1,703 m in California. Mount Pinos stands 2,697 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Valley Falls, a waterfall 1.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35734312, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1703 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.51055, -119.16789

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sisar Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Topatopa Bluff: 3.5 mi
  • Nordhoff Peak: 4.3 mi
  • Pollard Point: 4.4 mi
  • Hines Peak: 5.3 mi
Parks
Nature reserves: 35
Springs: 33
  • Wilsie Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Kerr Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Bellyache Springs: 6.0 mi
  • Willet Hot Spring: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 18
Artworks: 15
  • Water Conservation Mural: 7.5 mi
  • Mermaid with Bike: 7.7 mi
  • Golden Lion Mural: 7.7 mi
  • VC: 16.0 mi
  • Ventura V: 16.5 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Saint Francis Dam Disaster Memorial: 12.3 mi
  • Junipero Serra: 17.2 mi
  • Mission Cross: 17.2 mi
  • Mission Chumash Barracks: 17.5 mi
  • Cannon: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Rose Valley Falls: 1.4 mi
  • 33 Falls: 5.9 mi
  • White Swift Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Punch Bowl: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Upper Rose Valley Lake Day Use Area: 1.9 mi
  • Area 2: 13.5 mi
  • Area 4: 22.8 mi
  • Skunk Hollow: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Chief Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PinosN 3°2,696.5 m20.9 mi
Sawmill MountainN 0°2,685 m20.9 mi
Grouse MountainN 358°2,613 m21.0 mi
Cerro NoroesteN 355°2,525 m22.2 mi
Frazier MountainNNE 32°2,442 m21.5 mi
Reyes PeakNW 322°2,284 m10.5 mi
Haddock MountainNNW 332°2,265 m8.8 mi
Alamo MountainNE 48°2,248 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3619:09
June solstice05:4519:3620:13
September equinox06:4518:2218:55
December solstice07:0016:1216:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505154586266727270635549
Precip in5.15.23.41.10.50.10.10.00.10.81.32.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ojai, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358802617

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