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.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49036811, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1743 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Errea House 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
- Upper Richbar Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Lower Richbar Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- PICNIC TABLE: 24.9 mi
- PICNIC TABLE: 24.9 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
- Lake Ming County Park: 15.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Canyon: 17.1 mi
- CSLC Open Space: 24.9 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 21.7 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 |
| Black Mountain | N 11° | 2,267 m | 21.6 mi |
| Shirley Peak | N 6° | 2,164 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
Day trips start here
- Kern County · 19 mi
- Bakersfield · 24 mi
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