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Mount Poso

Mount Poso, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.59273, -119.00371

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Springs: 41
  • 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
Peaks: 38
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 6
Attractions: 4
  • checkpoint: 3.1 mi
  • Bakersfield Speedway: 9.9 mi
  • woody rd: 11.6 mi
  • Bakersfield Jam: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • CSLC Open Space: 0.6 mi
  • Rattlesnake Canyon: 13.0 mi
  • Lake Ming County Park: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woodward PeakE 81°1,992 m24.0 mi
Basket PeakENE 78°1,869 m20.9 mi
Red MountainENE 71°1,770 m23.1 mi
Rough and Ready MountainE 87°1,728 m21.8 mi
Goat PeakENE 78°1,608 m19.6 mi
Quartz MountainE 89°1,585 m23.1 mi
Fulton PeakENE 65°1,454 m21.2 mi
Ball MountainE 98°1,404 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:4219:3820:16
September equinox06:4518:2118:54
December solstice07:0316:0816:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475257616875808074635347
Precip in1.31.51.40.70.30.10.00.00.10.30.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shafter 6E, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358790794

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