El Paso Peaks
El Paso Peaks rises to 1,382 m in California. Owens Peak stands 2,574 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. 106 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027442, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,382 m
How to reach it
106 named places within 25 miles
- Laurel Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Black Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Government Peak: 8.8 mi
- Klinker Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Sidney Peak: 10.5 mi
- Willow Spring: 0.9 mi
- Sheep Spring: 5.5 mi
- Mesquite Springs: 8.3 mi
- Poison Spring: 9.2 mi
- Mesa Spring: 9.3 mi
- Moment of Engagement: 10.2 mi
- Jet Model: 10.3 mi
- Petroglyphs from Around the World: 10.6 mi
- Artistic Tributes: 10.6 mi
- Metal Petroglyphs (Shaman): 10.6 mi
- Upjohn Park: 10.0 mi
- Stauffer Park: 10.0 mi
- Freedom Park: 10.2 mi
- Ridgecrest Senior Center: 10.2 mi
- Desert Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
- Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve: 11.5 mi
- Desert Tortoise Natural Area: 14.2 mi
- Red Rock Canyon State Park: 15.2 mi
- Red Cliffs Natural Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Desert Tortoise Preserve: 19.8 mi
- X-15 Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Bickel Camp: 10.3 mi
- Cudahy camp: 13.0 mi
- Josephine Stephens Bishop: 20.4 mi
- Fremont: 21.1 mi
- The Rand Desert Museum: 8.1 mi
- Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert: 10.3 mi
- Maturango Museum: 10.9 mi
- China Lake Museum: 10.9 mi
- Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: 12.9 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 10.4 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 12.3 mi
- plane: 12.5 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 17.0 mi
- Trona Pinnacles: 21.3 mi
- Garlock: 6.8 mi
- Atolia: 12.5 mi
- Freeman Junction: 13.9 mi
- Tamarisk Grove: 17.4 mi
- Donley: 17.6 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 17.7 mi
- Herbal Zen Garden: 9.9 mi
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 12.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of El Paso Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Peak | NW 318° | 2,574 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Jenkins | NW 315° | 2,396 m | 22.6 mi |
| Morris Peak | NW 314° | 2,199 m | 21.5 mi |
| Skinner Peak | WNW 285° | 2,172 m | 24.3 mi |
| Russell Peak | NW 314° | 2,041 m | 19.5 mi |
| Backus Peak | NW 315° | 2,027 m | 17.8 mi |
| Wyleys Knob | W 280° | 1,941 m | 24.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | W 270° | 1,589 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:03 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randsburg, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 241908 — El Paso Peaks, Kern County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358783573
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