Johns Peak
Johns Peak rises to 1,492 m in California. Piute Peak stands 2,565 m to the east-northeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Yates Hot Springs, a spring 1.4 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49039989, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,492 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Yates Hot Springs: 1.4 mi
- Thompson Spring: 2.0 mi
- Bracchi Spring: 3.1 mi
- Piute Spring: 4.9 mi
- Woodchopper Spring: 5.1 mi
- Harper Peak: 3.3 mi
- Black Bill Peak: 4.5 mi
- Piute Peak: 5.0 mi
- Brown Peak: 5.4 mi
- Breckenridge Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Uffert Park: 13.4 mi
- Lake Isabella Park: 13.8 mi
- Mountain Mesa Park: 15.6 mi
- Old Town State Historic Landmark: 18.9 mi
- South Fork Wildlife Area: 19.1 mi
- Silver City Ghost Town: 12.7 mi
- Tehachapi Depot Museum: 19.6 mi
- Errea House Museum: 19.8 mi
- Tehachapi Museum: 19.8 mi
- Tehachapi Heritage League Museum: 19.8 mi
- Martyr's Rock: 13.8 mi
- The Cross on the Loop: 15.3 mi
- Tehachapi Loop Overlook: 15.7 mi
- Bear Vally Veteran's Memorial: 20.2 mi
- Tehachapi Loop: 15.4 mi
- Coso Mines: 17.7 mi
- Historic Tehachapi Depot: 19.6 mi
- Historic Water Tower: 19.6 mi
- Upper Richbar Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Lower Richbar Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Lake Ming County Park: 22.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Canyon: 24.4 mi
- Miracle Hot Springs: 11.7 mi
- 4 Island Lake Beach: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Johns Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piute Peak | ENE 60° | 2,565 m | 5.0 mi |
| Brown Peak | NNE 27° | 2,466 m | 5.4 mi |
| Liebel Peak | NNE 32° | 2,452 m | 7.5 mi |
| Inspiration Point | NE 43° | 2,387 m | 9.1 mi |
| Sorrell Peak | E 89° | 2,348 m | 10.1 mi |
| Breckenridge Mountain | WNW 291° | 2,298 m | 7.0 mi |
| Shirley Peak | NNW 346° | 2,164 m | 20.8 mi |
| Cooks Peak | NNW 347° | 2,114 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:35 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:06 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 59 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Loraine 5 NNE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358801519
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- Kern County · 26 mi
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