Indian Head
Indian Head rises to 2,742 m in California. Joe Devel Peak stands 4,063 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is River Spring, a spring 1.1 miles away.
The story
mountain in Tulare County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49038469, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2742 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kern Peak: 2.8 mi
- Long Canyon Dome: 3.1 mi
- Three Rocks: 4.2 mi
- Manzanita Knob: 4.3 mi
- Doc Peak: 4.3 mi
- River Spring: 1.1 mi
- Iron Spring: 4.3 mi
- Olivas Spring: 5.2 mi
- Soda Springs: 7.0 mi
- Trout Meadows Spring: 8.4 mi
- Volcano Falls: 8.5 mi
- Chagoopa Falls: 15.7 mi
- Peppermint Creek Falls: 18.2 mi
- Alder Creek Slides: 20.6 mi
- Tufa Falls: 21.3 mi
- Lemon Inn: 14.7 mi
- Dirty Socks: 16.2 mi
- Boulder Creek: 23.9 mi
- Seven Men from Now (movie site): 24.7 mi
- Cabin 242: 24.8 mi
- Window Cliffs: 10.0 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 22.0 mi
- Tootsie Pop Tower: 23.7 mi
- Rock Candy Tower: 23.7 mi
- Southern Blonde Rock: 23.7 mi
- Walkers Cabin: 14.6 mi
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 15.7 mi
- Walt's Point: 17.0 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 20.3 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 21.8 mi
- Natural Bridge: 8.1 mi
- Natural Arch: 8.2 mi
- Palette Arch: 23.7 mi
- Gunga Din Arch: 23.8 mi
- Whitney Portal Arch: 24.2 mi
- Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 16.0 mi
- Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 19.1 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 15.2 mi
- Diaz Lake Recreation Area: 23.9 mi
- Coso Junction Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Miss Alabama: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Indian Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Devel Peak | N 358° | 4,063 m | 17.1 mi |
| Cirque Peak | N 10° | 3,930 m | 14.7 mi |
| Trailmaster Peak | NNE 14° | 3,817.6 m | 13.9 mi |
| The Major General | N 5° | 3,780 m | 16.9 mi |
| Army Pass Point | N 11° | 3,770.07 m | 15.9 mi |
| Bullfrog Peak | WNW 300° | 3,755 m | 17.0 mi |
| Olancha Peak | E 91° | 3,695 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Anna Mills | NNW 346° | 3,678 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:36 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 243818 — Indian Head, Tulare County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358786339
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