Cummings Mountain
Cummings Mountain rises to 2,362 m in California. Double Mountain stands 2,430 m to the east, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Stag Spring, a spring 3.8 miles away. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cummings Mountain is a mountain located in the Tehachapi Mountains of central California. It is located near the town of Tehachapi and State Route 58. Due to the peaks elevation snow falls on the summit during the winter months.
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Wikidata Q5194121, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,362 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Stag Spring: 3.8 mi
- Rosemarr Spring: 4.2 mi
- Havala Spring: 5.2 mi
- Indian John Spring: 5.7 mi
- Purdie Spring: 8.8 mi
- Double Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Tehachapi Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Covington Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Liebre Twins: 5.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Brite Lake Recreational Park: 4.7 mi
- Tehachapi Mountain Park: 5.2 mi
- Old Town State Historic Landmark: 8.3 mi
- Meadowbrook Park: 8.6 mi
- West Park: 8.9 mi
- Bear Vally Veteran's Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Tehachapi Loop Overlook: 10.8 mi
- The Cross on the Loop: 11.3 mi
- Martyr's Rock: 13.0 mi
- Mess Hall: 21.6 mi
- Errea House Museum: 9.3 mi
- Tehachapi Heritage League Museum: 9.3 mi
- Tehachapi Museum: 9.3 mi
- Tehachapi Depot Museum: 9.4 mi
- Historic Tehachapi Depot: 9.4 mi
- Historic Water Tower: 9.4 mi
- Tehachapi Loop: 11.1 mi
- Test Facility Race Car Paddock Area: 21.1 mi
- Water: 22.0 mi
- Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound: 22.5 mi
- Tejon Pass Rest Area - Northbound: 22.5 mi
- 4 Island Lake Beach: 9.6 mi
- Poppy Nature Area: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cummings Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Mountain | E 97° | 2,430 m | 4.8 mi |
| Tehachapi Mountain | E 86° | 2,418 m | 4.9 mi |
| Covington Mountain | ESE 109° | 2,392 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNW 342° | 2,106 m | 11.9 mi |
| Cache Peak | NE 55° | 2,035 m | 22.0 mi |
| Liebre Twins | S 181° | 1,941 m | 5.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NE 47° | 1,893 m | 17.8 mi |
| Middle Knob | ENE 67° | 1,891 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:35 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tehachapi 4 SE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1656472 — Cummings Mountain, Kern County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358804273
Day trips start here
- The Grapevine · 22 mi
- Kern County · 26 mi
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