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Cross Mountain

Cross Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cross Mountain rises to 1,586 m in California. Piute Peak stands 2,565 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cutterbank Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35736524, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1585.9 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.27896, -118.13662

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 56
Parks: 22
Attractions: 7
Nature reserves: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • Josephine Stephens Bishop: 7.8 mi
  • Cudahy camp: 14.9 mi
  • Bickel Camp: 17.8 mi
  • The Cross on the Loop: 23.2 mi
  • Tehachapi Loop Overlook: 23.2 mi
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Red Rooster Picnic Site: 9.9 mi
  • Donley: 10.2 mi
  • Tamarisk Grove: 10.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Last Chance Canyon Arch: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piute PeakNW 310°2,565 m18.6 mi
Brown PeakNW 311°2,466 m21.5 mi
Liebel PeakNW 317°2,452 m21.6 mi
Inspiration PointNW 322°2,387 m20.4 mi
Sorrell PeakNW 318°2,348 m12.9 mi
Skinner PeakN 2°2,172 m19.9 mi
Sunset PointNW 318°2,100 m23.3 mi
Heald PeakNNW 336°2,100 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:3919:3420:11
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice06:5816:0516:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454853586777838275645244
Precip in1.11.50.80.20.10.00.20.20.10.40.30.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mojave, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 241122 — Cross Mountain, Kern County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358782713

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