Kelso Peak
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. 120 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
- 1,447 m
How to reach it
- 33.8 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
120 named places within 25 miles
- Sheep Spring: 5.6 mi
- Marl Spring: 6.2 mi
- Cane Spring: 10.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 10.3 mi
- Bolder Spring: 11.2 mi
- Marl Mountains: 4.8 mi
- Old Dad Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Wildcat Butte: 12.4 mi
- Button Mountain: 13.3 mi
- Kelso Dunes: 13.9 mi
- Mojave phone booth: 12.7 mi
- Mojave Road: 13.2 mi
- Mitchell Cavern and Winding Stair Cave: 16.4 mi
- Jack and Ida Mitchell memorial: 16.4 mi
- Mojave Memorial Cross: 17.5 mi
- Kelso: 7.5 mi
- Providence: 15.1 mi
- Cima: 15.7 mi
- Providence Mountains State Recreation Area: 16.4 mi
- Mitchell Caverns State Park: 16.4 mi
- Chet Hoffman Park: 22.4 mi
- Travelers Monument: 21.0 mi
- World's Tallest Thermometer: 22.6 mi
- Kelso Depot: 7.6 mi
- Aikens Arch: 9.4 mi
- Mojave National Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Seventeenmile Point: 12.1 mi
- Valley Wells Rest Area: 22.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Peak | SE 134° | 2,183 m | 14.8 mi |
| Fountain Peak | SE 136° | 2,126 m | 15.3 mi |
| Drum Peak | ENE 69° | 2,123 m | 24.5 mi |
| Granite Peak | S 176° | 2,061 m | 21.6 mi |
| Silver Peak | S 175° | 1,946 m | 20.3 mi |
| Table Top | E 89° | 1,884 m | 20.2 mi |
| Kessler Peak | NE 37° | 1,879 m | 18.3 mi |
| Pinto Mountain | ENE 75° | 1,873 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:56 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
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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