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Escapula Peak

Escapula Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Escapula Peak rises to 2,160 m in California. Mount Pinos stands 2,697 m to the southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is San Emigdio Plantation, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49028179, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2160 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.86386, -119.07011

123 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 37
  • Mesa Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Pine Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Nettle Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 15.2 mi
Parks: 16
Historic sites: 16
  • Adobe Brick Pit: 9.9 mi
  • Officer's Quarters: 9.9 mi
  • Officer's Quarters: 9.9 mi
  • Hospital: 10.0 mi
  • Bakery: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • The Patio: 10.0 mi
  • Twin Falls Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • The Crossing: 10.6 mi
  • The Crossing: 10.6 mi
  • Flume Creek Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • San Emigdio Plantation: 1.9 mi
  • Hungry Valley Oak Woodland Natural Preserve: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rose Valley Falls: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Escapula Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PinosSW 230°2,696.5 m5.5 mi
Sawmill MountainWSW 238°2,685 m6.5 mi
Grouse MountainWSW 242°2,613 m7.2 mi
Cerro NoroesteWSW 253°2,525 m7.9 mi
Frazier MountainSE 137°2,442 m8.4 mi
Reyes PeakSW 217°2,284 m20.1 mi
San Emigdio MountainW 276°2,282 m6.2 mi
Haddock MountainSSW 210°2,265 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:08
June solstice05:4419:3620:14
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:0116:1116:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454649526069767772625245
Precip in2.53.72.00.80.40.10.10.10.10.60.82.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandberg, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 254428 — Escapula Peak, Kern County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358795941

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