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. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Kern County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49041148, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,539 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 25 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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