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Kelso Peak

Kelso Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Kelso Peak rises to 1,447 m in California. Edgar Peak stands 2,183 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Marl Mountains, a peak 4.8 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 34 miles off. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49041150, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1447 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.10471, -115.72500

126 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 59
Peaks: 41
Historic sites: 12
  • Mojave phone booth: 12.7 mi
  • Mojave Road: 13.2 mi
  • James Winkler: 15.2 mi
  • Mitchell Cavern and Winding Stair Cave: 16.4 mi
  • Jack and Ida Mitchell memorial: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 3
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Aikens Arch: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Edgar PeakSE 134°2,183 m14.8 mi
Fountain PeakSE 136°2,126 m15.3 mi
Drum PeakENE 69°2,123 m24.5 mi
Granite PeakS 176°2,061 m21.6 mi
Silver PeakS 175°1,946 m20.3 mi
Table TopE 89°1,884 m20.2 mi
Kessler PeakNE 37°1,879 m18.3 mi
Pinto MountainENE 75°1,873 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2218:55
June solstice05:3019:2420:01
September equinox06:3218:0818:41
December solstice06:4815:5616:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474853596878838276655546
Precip in1.31.81.60.60.20.01.10.60.70.60.51.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mitchell Caverns, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 244235 — Kelso Peak, San Bernardino County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358786847

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