Double Mountain
Double Mountain rises to 2,430 m in California. Tehachapi Mountain stands 2,418 m to the north, 0.9 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Double Mountain is the highest point in the Tehachapi Mountains of California. It has two summits of nearly the same elevation. It is south of the town of Tehachapi, Highway 58 and Tehachapi Pass. Due to its elevation, the mountain receives snowfall during the winter.
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Wikidata Q1938063, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2430 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian John Spring: 2.6 mi
- Stag Spring: 7.9 mi
- Rosemarr Spring: 8.2 mi
- Havala Spring: 9.7 mi
- Purdie Spring: 11.8 mi
- Tehachapi Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Covington Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Cummings Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Limestone Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Liebre Twins: 7.3 mi
- Tehachapi Mountain Park: 2.0 mi
- Brite Lake Recreational Park: 5.8 mi
- Orchard Park: 6.7 mi
- West Park: 6.8 mi
- Philip Marx Central Park: 7.0 mi
- Tehachapi Loop Overlook: 11.5 mi
- The Cross on the Loop: 12.0 mi
- Bear Vally Veteran's Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Martyr's Rock: 14.2 mi
- Tuf Quarry Mill: 20.4 mi
- Errea House Museum: 7.0 mi
- Errea House Museum: 7.0 mi
- Tehachapi Heritage League Museum: 7.0 mi
- Tehachapi Museum: 7.0 mi
- Tehachapi Depot Museum: 7.2 mi
- Historic Tehachapi Depot: 7.2 mi
- Historic Water Tower: 7.2 mi
- Tehachapi Loop: 11.9 mi
- Test Facility Race Car Paddock Area: 16.9 mi
- 4 Island Lake Beach: 13.1 mi
- Poppy Nature Area: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Double Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tehachapi Mountain | N 7° | 2,418 m | 0.9 mi |
| Covington Mountain | SSE 152° | 2,392 m | 1.5 mi |
| Cummings Mountain | W 277° | 2,362 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NW 324° | 2,106 m | 14.6 mi |
| Cache Peak | NE 46° | 2,035 m | 18.7 mi |
| Liebre Twins | SW 222° | 1,941 m | 7.3 mi |
| Weldon Peak | NNE 26° | 1,937 m | 24.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | NNE 33° | 1,893 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 241579 — Double Mountain, Kern County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358783155
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- Kern County · 30 mi
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