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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
1,703 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.51055, -119.16789

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
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
Springs: 32
  • 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: 17
Nature reserves: 15
Artworks: 12
  • Water Conservation Mural: 7.5 mi
  • Mermaid with Bike: 7.7 mi
  • Golden Lion Mural: 7.7 mi
  • Ventura V: 16.5 mi
  • Phoenix: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • 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 22.3 miles of Chief Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PinosN2,697 m20.9 mi
Sawmill MountainN2,685 m20.9 mi
Grouse MountainN2,613 m21.0 mi
Cerro NoroesteN2,525 m22.2 mi
Frazier MountainNNE2,442 m21.5 mi
Reyes PeakNW2,284 m10.5 mi
Haddock MountainNNW2,265 m8.8 mi
Alamo MountainNE2,248 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 50–80 °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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