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El Paso Peaks

El Paso Peaks, seen from above at true elevation

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. 112 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
1382 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.47607, -117.70978

112 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 26
Springs: 19
  • 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
Artworks: 18
Parks: 16
  • Garlock Historical Marker: 6.8 mi
  • Upjohn Park: 10.0 mi
  • Stauffer Park: 10.0 mi
  • Freedom Park: 10.2 mi
  • Ridgecrest Senior Center: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 7
Nature reserves: 7
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 5
  • 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
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Tamarisk Grove: 17.4 mi
  • Donley: 17.6 mi
  • Red Rooster Picnic Site: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Owens PeakNW 318°2,574 m24.3 mi
Mount JenkinsNW 315°2,396 m22.6 mi
Morris PeakNW 314°2,199 m21.5 mi
Skinner PeakWNW 285°2,172 m24.3 mi
Russell PeakNW 314°2,041 m19.5 mi
Backus PeakNW 315°2,027 m17.8 mi
Wyleys KnobW 280°1,941 m24.6 mi
Black MountainW 270°1,589 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:03
June solstice05:3719:3220:10
September equinox06:4018:1618:49
December solstice06:5716:0316:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474954616979858477665446
Precip in1.41.61.00.40.10.00.20.20.20.50.50.7

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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