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Indian Rocks

Indian Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Rocks rises to 347 m in California. Castle Mountain stands 1,312 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Orchard Peak, a peak 2.6 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Kern County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49038741, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
347 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.75219, -120.09070

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 11
Parks: 4
  • Crawford W Clarke Memorial Park: 17.5 mi
  • Floyd Rice Park: 17.8 mi
  • Lost Hills Park: 24.0 mi
  • Kern National Wildlife Refuge: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Shandon Rest Area: 15.3 mi
  • Coalinga Avenal Safety Roadside Rest Area - Northbound: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Bravo Farms Kettleman City: 17.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Indian Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle MountainNW1,312 m19.0 mi
Orchard PeakWSW953 m2.6 mi
Zwang PeakNNW939 m16.1 mi
Picacho RockNW850 m18.6 mi
Yeguas MountainSSE848 m18.2 mi
Garza PeakNNW800 m13.9 mi
Johnson PeakNW784 m4.8 mi
Three PeaksNW784 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3919:12
June solstice05:4519:4220:20
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:0716:1216:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465256627077838276665447
Precip in1.41.51.50.60.40.00.10.00.10.20.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kettleman City, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1660794 — Indian Rocks, Kern County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808161

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