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Cow Mountain

Cow Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cow Mountain rises to 1,149 m in California. North Maggie Mountain stands 3,119 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Flat Peak, a peak 2.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Tulare County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35736155, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1149 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.05773, -118.78537

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 37
Parks: 22
  • Springville Veterans Memorial Park: 5.4 mi
  • Lake Success Big Sycamore Park: 7.5 mi
  • Bartlett Park: 7.8 mi
  • Murry Park: 12.2 mi
  • Fallen Heros Park: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Trail of 100 Giants: 12.0 mi
  • Cabin 236: 14.9 mi
  • Cabin 234: 14.9 mi
  • Cabin 242: 14.9 mi
  • Cabin 240: 14.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 10.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • Porterville Historical Museum: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • World's Largest Olive: 20.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Cow Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Maggie MountainNNE 28°3,119 m17.2 mi
Maggie MountainNNE 33°3,046 m17.0 mi
Slate MountainE 81°2,829 m11.8 mi
Moses MountainNNE 21°2,820 m16.3 mi
Jordan PeakNE 51°2,774 m13.5 mi
Hermit RockENE 63°2,576 m17.0 mi
Onion Meadow PeakE 101°2,529 m10.3 mi
The MagicianENE 78°2,512.1 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:07
June solstice05:3919:3820:16
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0316:0516:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495459637078838277685649
Precip in2.11.92.00.90.30.10.00.00.10.61.01.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Porterville, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358801115

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