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Double Mountain

Double Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.03330, -118.48675

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • 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
Peaks: 48
Parks: 23
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 5
Attractions: 4
  • 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
Beaches: 1
  • 4 Island Lake Beach: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tehachapi MountainN 7°2,418 m0.9 mi
Covington MountainSSE 152°2,392 m1.5 mi
Cummings MountainW 277°2,362 m4.8 mi
Bear MountainNW 324°2,106 m14.6 mi
Cache PeakNE 46°2,035 m18.7 mi
Liebre TwinsSW 222°1,941 m7.3 mi
Weldon PeakNNE 26°1,937 m24.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNNE 33°1,893 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4119:3420:12
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5916:0816:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424245495766727166574841
Precip in2.43.02.00.80.40.10.30.10.20.50.92.1

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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