Hole in the Mountain
Hole in the Mountain rises to 1,743 m in California. Piute Peak stands 2,565 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Springs, a spring 1.1 miles away. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49036811, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,743 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Father Garces Monument: 13.3 mi
- Uffert Park: 13.6 mi
- Solera Gardens Park: 14.0 mi
- Lake Isabella Park: 14.0 mi
- Rivers Edge Park: 14.2 mi
- Deer Springs: 1.1 mi
- Agua Fria Spring: 1.3 mi
- Bear Trap Spring: 1.5 mi
- Piojo Spring: 1.9 mi
- Home Spring: 2.5 mi
- Breckenridge Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Oiler Peak: 5.7 mi
- Lightner Peak: 6.8 mi
- O'Brien Hill: 7.2 mi
- Harper Peak: 7.3 mi
- Silver City Ghost Town: 12.7 mi
- California Living Museum: 16.2 mi
- Tehachapi Depot Museum: 22.6 mi
- Errea House Museum: 22.7 mi
- Tehachapi Museum: 22.7 mi
- Tehachapi Loop: 16.6 mi
- Coso Mines: 17.7 mi
- Historic Tehachapi Depot: 22.6 mi
- Historic Water Tower: 22.6 mi
- woody rd: 23.0 mi
- Martyr's Rock: 14.3 mi
- The Cross on the Loop: 16.5 mi
- Tehachapi Loop Overlook: 17.0 mi
- Bear Vally Veteran's Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Kern Veterans Memorial: 23.5 mi
- Upper Richbar Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Lower Richbar Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Lake Ming County Park: 15.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Canyon: 17.1 mi
- Chalk Cliff: 19.1 mi
- Mon Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Father Francisco Garces: 23.9 mi
- North Beardsley Skatepark: 24.9 mi
- Miracle Hot Springs: 10.4 mi
- 4 Island Lake Beach: 19.1 mi
- Sister City Gardens: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hole in the Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piute Peak | E 85° | 2,565 m | 11.7 mi |
| Brown Peak | ENE 71° | 2,466 m | 10.4 mi |
| Liebel Peak | ENE 66° | 2,452 m | 12.3 mi |
| Inspiration Point | ENE 68° | 2,387 m | 14.5 mi |
| Sorrell Peak | E 94° | 2,348 m | 17.4 mi |
| Breckenridge Mountain | NE 36° | 2,298 m | 1.4 mi |
| Shirley Peak | N 6° | 2,164 m | 18.9 mi |
| Cooks Peak | N 9° | 2,114 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:36 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:07 | 16:46 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660755 — Hole in the Mountain, Kern County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358808134
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- Kern County · 19 mi
- Bakersfield · 24 mi
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