Horsethief Mountain
Horsethief Mountain rises to 963 m in California. Double Mountain stands 2,430 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Martina Spring, a spring 3.0 miles away. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49037528, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 963 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Martina Spring: 3.0 mi
- Warm Spring: 4.2 mi
- Amargo Springs: 6.0 mi
- Bino Springs: 6.9 mi
- Havala Spring: 7.9 mi
- Bear Valley Nature Park: 5.4 mi
- Bear Valley Park: 5.5 mi
- Beaubien Athletic Field: 5.7 mi
- Smothermon Park: 8.8 mi
- Di Giorgio County Park: 8.8 mi
- Bear Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Cummings Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Rock Pile: 10.5 mi
- Black Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Liebre Twins: 13.7 mi
- Bear Vally Veteran's Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Tehachapi Loop Overlook: 12.1 mi
- Martyr's Rock: 12.2 mi
- The Cross on the Loop: 12.2 mi
- Mess Hall: 19.1 mi
- Errea House Museum: 15.5 mi
- Errea House Museum: 15.5 mi
- Tehachapi Heritage League Museum: 15.6 mi
- Tehachapi Museum: 15.6 mi
- Tehachapi Depot Museum: 15.6 mi
- Tehachapi Loop: 12.1 mi
- Historic Tehachapi Depot: 15.6 mi
- Historic Water Tower: 15.7 mi
- Water: 18.8 mi
- Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound: 21.4 mi
- Tejon Pass Rest Area - Northbound: 21.5 mi
- PICNIC TABLE: 21.2 mi
- PICNIC TABLE: 21.2 mi
- PICNIC TABLE: 22.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Canyon: 23.8 mi
- Lake Ming County Park: 23.9 mi
- 4 Island Lake Beach: 5.1 mi
- Rio Bravo: 22.8 mi
- Sister City Gardens: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horsethief Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Mountain | ESE 112° | 2,430 m | 14.4 mi |
| Tehachapi Mountain | ESE 109° | 2,418 m | 14.2 mi |
| Covington Mountain | ESE 116° | 2,392 m | 15.6 mi |
| Cummings Mountain | ESE 120° | 2,362 m | 9.8 mi |
| Breckenridge Mountain | NNE 18° | 2,298 m | 24.7 mi |
| Tecuya Mountain | SW 218° | 2,180 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NE 37° | 2,106 m | 8.0 mi |
| Liebre Twins | SE 142° | 1,941 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:36 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 42 | 45 | 49 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 57 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tehachapi 4 SE, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 243676 — Horsethief Mountain, Kern County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358786141
Day trips start here
- Kern County · 16 mi
- The Grapevine · 19 mi
- Bakersfield · 24 mi
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