Inspiration Point
Inspiration Point rises to 2,387 m in California. Piute Peak stands 2,565 m to the south-southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Steve Spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Kern County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49038852, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,387 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Liebel Peak: 2.3 mi
- Laura Peak: 4.0 mi
- Brown Peak: 4.2 mi
- Piute Peak: 4.6 mi
- Bodfish Peak: 6.0 mi
- Steve Spring: 1.2 mi
- Saddle Spring: 3.1 mi
- Cortez Spring: 3.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 3.8 mi
- Lander's Meadow Spring: 4.7 mi
- Mountain Mesa Park: 9.0 mi
- Uffert Park: 9.8 mi
- Lake Isabella Park: 10.1 mi
- South Fork Wildlife Area: 10.9 mi
- Kern River Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Upper Richbar Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Lower Richbar Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 24.2 mi
- Martyr's Rock: 22.6 mi
- The Cross on the Loop: 23.7 mi
- Tehachapi Loop Overlook: 24.1 mi
- Josephine Stephens Bishop: 24.8 mi
- Coso Mines: 12.9 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 23.8 mi
- Tehachapi Loop: 23.8 mi
- Silver City Ghost Town: 9.6 mi
- Kern Valley Museum: 17.2 mi
- Red Cliffs Natural Preserve: 23.8 mi
- Red Rock Canyon State Park: 24.5 mi
- Miracle Hot Springs: 10.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Inspiration Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piute Peak | SSW 204° | 2,565 m | 4.6 mi |
| Brown Peak | WSW 243° | 2,466 m | 4.2 mi |
| Liebel Peak | W 262° | 2,452 m | 2.3 mi |
| Sorrell Peak | SSE 149° | 2,348 m | 7.6 mi |
| Breckenridge Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,298 m | 13.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 330° | 2,267 m | 18.4 mi |
| Skinner Peak | ENE 74° | 2,172 m | 13.5 mi |
| Shirley Peak | NW 320° | 2,164 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:35 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:06 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake FS, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358786376
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