Grouse Mountain
Grouse Mountain rises to 2,613 m in California. Mount Pinos stands 2,697 m to the east, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sawmill Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
Grouse Mountain is located on the border of Kern County and Ventura County a few miles south southwest of the community of Pine Mountain Club at an elevation of 8,586 feet (2,617 m). The summit is in Kern County. The mountain is in the Chumash Wilderness which is administered by the Los Padres National Forest.
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Wikidata Q5611337, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,613 m
How to reach it
115 named places within 25 miles
- Sawmill Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Cerro Noroeste: 1.6 mi
- Mount Pinos: 2.1 mi
- San Emigdio Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Brush Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Mesa Spring: 2.7 mi
- Nettle Spring: 6.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 6.3 mi
- Pine Spring: 9.1 mi
- Blue Rock Spring: 9.7 mi
- Mil Potrero Park: 2.5 mi
- Westside Mountain Park: 2.8 mi
- Frazier Mountain County Park: 13.3 mi
- Hungry Valley Oak Woodland Natural Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Fort Tejon State Historic Park: 16.5 mi
- Adobe Brick Pit: 16.8 mi
- Officer's Quarters: 16.8 mi
- Hospital: 16.8 mi
- Bakery: 16.9 mi
- Mess Hall: 16.9 mi
- The Patio: 11.0 mi
- Twin Falls Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- The Crossing: 11.7 mi
- Flume Creek Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Upper Rose Valley Lake Day Use Area: 19.3 mi
- San Emigdio Plantation: 5.7 mi
- Hungry Valley Oak Woodland Natural Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Valley View Preserve: 24.4 mi
- Water: 16.1 mi
- Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound: 17.6 mi
- Tejon Pass Rest Area - Northbound: 17.8 mi
- Rose Valley Falls: 19.9 mi
- 33 Falls: 20.3 mi
- White Swift Falls: 23.7 mi
- Topatopa Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Foothill Crag "The Foot": 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grouse Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pinos | E 94° | 2,697 m | 2.1 mi |
| Sawmill Mountain | E 97° | 2,685 m | 0.9 mi |
| Cerro Noroeste | NW 314° | 2,525 m | 1.6 mi |
| Frazier Mountain | ESE 103° | 2,442 m | 12.4 mi |
| Reyes Peak | SSW 204° | 2,284 m | 13.9 mi |
| San Emigdio Mountain | N 3° | 2,282 m | 4.0 mi |
| Haddock Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,265 m | 13.6 mi |
| Alamo Mountain | SE 129° | 2,248 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:37 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:11 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ojai, 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 275313 — Grouse Mountain, Kern County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358802622
Day trips start here
- The Grapevine · 16 mi
- Maricopa · 21 mi
- Ojai · 26 mi
- Taft · 26 mi
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