Mount Poso
Mount Poso rises to 369 m in California. Woodward Peak stands 1,992 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is CSLC Open Space, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49054184, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 369 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- North Highland Park: 10.5 mi
- North Meadows Park: 10.9 mi
- Hart Memorial Park: 11.2 mi
- Farm Park: 11.5 mi
- Train Park: 11.5 mi
- Willow Spring: 8.4 mi
- Carver Spring: 9.0 mi
- Dead Ox Spring: 10.1 mi
- Coyote Spring: 12.0 mi
- Butler Spring: 15.3 mi
- Knob Hill: 3.6 mi
- Brushy Hill: 6.0 mi
- Red Hill: 6.6 mi
- Round Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Iron Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Minter Field Air Museum: 11.8 mi
- California Living Museum: 12.9 mi
- Kern County Museum Historical Reference Library: 13.8 mi
- Kern County Museum and Pioneer Village: 13.8 mi
- The Green Hotel: 16.5 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Lower Richbar Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Upper Richbar Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- PICNIC TABLE: 19.7 mi
- PICNIC TABLE: 19.7 mi
- checkpoint: 3.1 mi
- Bakersfield Speedway: 9.9 mi
- woody rd: 11.6 mi
- Bakersfield Jam: 12.2 mi
- Site of the Flight of the Gossamer Condor: 11.9 mi
- McFarland Veterans Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Kern Veterans Memorial: 15.2 mi
- Veterans Park Memorial Site: 17.4 mi
- CSLC Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Canyon: 13.0 mi
- Lake Ming County Park: 13.1 mi
- Stickneys Ferry: 15.9 mi
- Rio Bravo: 20.7 mi
- Fountain Springs: 21.2 mi
- Mon Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Chalk Cliff: 6.8 mi
- North Beardsley Skatepark: 12.4 mi
- Father Francisco Garces: 14.3 mi
- Sister City Gardens: 15.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Poso. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodward Peak | E 81° | 1,992 m | 24.0 mi |
| Basket Peak | ENE 78° | 1,869 m | 20.9 mi |
| Red Mountain | ENE 71° | 1,770 m | 23.1 mi |
| Rough and Ready Mountain | E 87° | 1,728 m | 21.8 mi |
| Goat Peak | ENE 78° | 1,608 m | 19.6 mi |
| Quartz Mountain | E 89° | 1,585 m | 23.1 mi |
| Fulton Peak | ENE 65° | 1,454 m | 21.2 mi |
| Ball Mountain | E 98° | 1,404 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:38 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shafter 6E, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358790794
Day trips start here
- Bakersfield · 16 mi
- Kern County · 21 mi
- Buttonwillow · 28 mi
Take the scenic way to Mount Poso.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.