Hermit Rock
Hermit Rock rises to 2,576 m in California. Florence Peak stands 3,789 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Jug Spring, a spring 2.8 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49036076, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,576 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Castle Rock: 3.1 mi
- The Magician: 4.4 mi
- Djin: 4.5 mi
- The Charlatan: 4.6 mi
- The Blockhead: 4.6 mi
- Jug Spring: 2.8 mi
- Soda Spring: 3.1 mi
- Needle Spring: 3.4 mi
- Camp Nelson soda spring: 5.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 6.0 mi
- Peppermint Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
- Alder Creek Slides: 9.1 mi
- Cholollo Falls: 10.6 mi
- Nobe Young Falls: 10.7 mi
- Seven Teacups: 12.3 mi
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 4.4 mi
- Walkers Cabin: 8.2 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 18.1 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 20.5 mi
- Treaty of 1851: 21.3 mi
- Cabin 242: 13.5 mi
- Cabin 236: 13.5 mi
- Cabin 240: 13.5 mi
- Cabin 234: 13.6 mi
- R-Ranch Adult Building: 13.6 mi
- Springville Veterans Memorial Park: 17.2 mi
- Lake Success Big Sycamore Park: 23.9 mi
- Bartlett Park: 24.3 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Parker Bluffs: 13.2 mi
- Window Cliffs: 17.3 mi
- Natural Bridge: 15.2 mi
- Natural Arch: 15.2 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Hermit Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Peak | N 353° | 3,789 m | 16.5 mi |
| Bullfrog Peak | N 353° | 3,755 m | 15.4 mi |
| Vandever Mountain | NNW 347° | 3,636 m | 16.3 mi |
| Falcon Peak | NNW 346° | 3,584 m | 16.0 mi |
| Kern Peak | NE 52° | 3,499 m | 15.8 mi |
| White Chief Peak | NNW 344° | 3,389 m | 16.9 mi |
| Coyote Peaks | NNE 20° | 3,276 m | 10.5 mi |
| Three Rocks | NE 45° | 3,243 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kern River PH 3, 27 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358816360
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