Gold Peak
Gold Peak rises to 1,806 m in California. Owens Peak stands 2,574 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinyon Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49032196, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,806 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Pinyon Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Mayan Peak: 2.7 mi
- Butterbredt Peak: 4.2 mi
- Wyleys Knob: 6.3 mi
- Kelso Peak: 6.4 mi
- Willow Spring: 2.3 mi
- Dove Spring: 3.0 mi
- Shoemaker Spring: 4.1 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 4.2 mi
- Butterbredt Spring: 4.9 mi
- Scodie Park: 17.4 mi
- Kern River Preserve: 18.0 mi
- South Fork Wildlife Area: 18.4 mi
- Mountain Mesa Park: 19.5 mi
- Uffert Park: 21.9 mi
- Red Cliffs Natural Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Red Rock Canyon State Park: 12.1 mi
- Desert Tortoise Natural Area: 19.5 mi
- Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve: 21.7 mi
- Desert Tortoise Preserve: 22.0 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 12.0 mi
- Tamarisk Grove: 12.4 mi
- Donley: 13.0 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 11.4 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 15.7 mi
- Coso Mines: 24.0 mi
- Cudahy camp: 13.0 mi
- Josephine Stephens Bishop: 13.1 mi
- Bickel Camp: 15.0 mi
- Freeman Junction: 17.7 mi
- Garlock: 20.6 mi
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 13.3 mi
- Silver City Ghost Town: 21.8 mi
- Miracle Hot Springs: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gold Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Peak | NNE 23° | 2,574 m | 22.1 mi |
| Piute Peak | W 272° | 2,565 m | 13.5 mi |
| Brown Peak | W 280° | 2,466 m | 15.5 mi |
| Liebel Peak | WNW 287° | 2,452 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Jenkins | NNE 26° | 2,396 m | 20.3 mi |
| Inspiration Point | WNW 292° | 2,387 m | 12.4 mi |
| Sorrell Peak | WSW 256° | 2,348 m | 7.9 mi |
| Morris Peak | NNE 29° | 2,199 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:05 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 59 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Loraine 5 NNE, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358784868
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