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.
The story
mountain in Kern County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49038852, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2387 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Liebel Peak: 2.3 mi
- Sunset Point: 3.4 mi
- Laura Peak: 4.0 mi
- Brown Peak: 4.2 mi
- Piute Peak: 4.6 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 20.4 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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