Laurel Mountain
Laurel Mountain rises to 1,344 m in California. Mount Jenkins stands 2,396 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Spring, a spring 0.8 miles away. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Kern County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043656, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,344 m
How to reach it
98 named places within 25 miles
- El Paso Peaks: 1.5 mi
- Klinker Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Government Peak: 8.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Dome Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Moment of Engagement: 9.7 mi
- Jet Model: 9.9 mi
- Petroglyphs from Around the World: 10.1 mi
- Rock Alignment: 10.1 mi
- Artistic Tributes: 10.1 mi
- Willow Spring: 0.8 mi
- Sheep Spring: 6.9 mi
- Mesquite Springs: 9.6 mi
- Bedrock Spring: 10.2 mi
- Poison Spring: 10.6 mi
- Upjohn Park: 9.4 mi
- Desert Memorial Park: 9.5 mi
- Stauffer Park: 9.7 mi
- Freedom Park: 9.7 mi
- Ridgecrest Senior Center: 9.8 mi
- Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve: 12.4 mi
- Desert Tortoise Natural Area: 15.3 mi
- Red Rock Canyon State Park: 16.7 mi
- Red Cliffs Natural Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Desert Tortoise Preserve: 20.7 mi
- X-15 Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Bickel Camp: 11.9 mi
- Cudahy camp: 14.5 mi
- Fremont: 20.8 mi
- Josephine Stephens Bishop: 21.8 mi
- The Rand Desert Museum: 7.9 mi
- Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert: 9.9 mi
- China Lake Museum: 10.4 mi
- Maturango Museum: 10.4 mi
- Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: 12.3 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 11.8 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 11.9 mi
- plane: 12.0 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 18.5 mi
- Trona Pinnacles: 19.9 mi
- Garlock: 8.1 mi
- Atolia: 12.2 mi
- Freeman Junction: 15.0 mi
- Tamarisk Grove: 18.8 mi
- Donley: 19.0 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 19.2 mi
- Herbal Zen Garden: 9.4 mi
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 13.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Laurel Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jenkins | NW 312° | 2,396 m | 23.5 mi |
| Morris Peak | NW 310° | 2,199 m | 22.4 mi |
| Russell Peak | NW 311° | 2,041 m | 20.5 mi |
| Backus Peak | NW 311° | 2,027 m | 18.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | W 268° | 1,589 m | 9.0 mi |
| Red Mountain | SSE 148° | 1,580 m | 10.6 mi |
| Five Fingers | NW 319° | 1,542 m | 19.2 mi |
| Dome Mountain | ESE 111° | 1,514 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:03 | 16:42 |
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 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randsburg, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358804318
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