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Hole in the Mountain

Hole in the Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.43496, -118.59814

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • 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
Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Museums: 10
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Picnic sites: 5
Historic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 3
  • Lake Ming County Park: 15.4 mi
  • Rattlesnake Canyon: 17.1 mi
  • CSLC Open Space: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Miracle Hot Springs: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • 4 Island Lake Beach: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piute PeakE 85°2,565 m11.7 mi
Brown PeakENE 71°2,466 m10.4 mi
Liebel PeakENE 66°2,452 m12.3 mi
Inspiration PointENE 68°2,387 m14.5 mi
Sorrell PeakE 94°2,348 m17.4 mi
Breckenridge MountainNE 36°2,298 m1.4 mi
Black MountainN 11°2,267 m21.6 mi
Shirley PeakN 6°2,164 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:06
June solstice05:4019:3620:14
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0116:0716:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447505767737368595043
Precip in2.53.12.10.90.80.10.10.30.10.50.32.0

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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