Kelso Peak
Kelso Peak rises to 1,539 m in California. Owens Peak stands 2,574 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Tunnel Spring, a spring 2.5 miles away.
The story
mountain in Kern County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49041148, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1539 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Tunnel Spring: 2.5 mi
- Mustang Spring: 2.7 mi
- Shoemaker Spring: 3.5 mi
- Willow Spring: 4.1 mi
- Cortez Spring: 4.2 mi
- Mayan Peak: 4.0 mi
- Wyleys Knob: 5.0 mi
- Pinyon Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Gold Peak: 6.4 mi
- Skinner Peak: 6.5 mi
- Kern River Preserve: 11.7 mi
- South Fork Wildlife Area: 12.0 mi
- Scodie Park: 12.1 mi
- Mountain Mesa Park: 13.2 mi
- Uffert Park: 16.0 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 18.2 mi
- Tamarisk Grove: 18.6 mi
- Donley: 19.3 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 17.5 mi
- Coso Mines: 17.7 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 21.0 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 21.1 mi
- Cudahy camp: 18.3 mi
- Josephine Stephens Bishop: 19.5 mi
- Bickel Camp: 19.8 mi
- Silver City Ghost Town: 16.0 mi
- Kern Valley Museum: 20.0 mi
- Red Cliffs Natural Preserve: 17.5 mi
- Red Rock Canyon State Park: 17.9 mi
- Miracle Hot Springs: 17.8 mi
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 18.3 mi
- Freeman Junction: 19.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Kelso Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Peak | NE 40° | 2,574 m | 20.0 mi |
| Piute Peak | WSW 244° | 2,565 m | 10.4 mi |
| Brown Peak | W 259° | 2,466 m | 11.4 mi |
| Liebel Peak | W 266° | 2,452 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Jenkins | NE 44° | 2,396 m | 18.6 mi |
| Spanish Needle | NE 35° | 2,390 m | 21.6 mi |
| Inspiration Point | W 268° | 2,387 m | 7.5 mi |
| Sorrell Peak | SSW 208° | 2,348 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:05 | 16:44 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358808192
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