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Nellies Nipple

Nellies Nipple, seen from above at true elevation

Nellies Nipple rises to 1,390 m in California. Piute Peak stands 2,565 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Stevenson Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49056693, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,390 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.25691, -118.39203

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Springs
  • Soda Springs: 3.4 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Rock Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Saddle Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Beartrap Spring: 5.5 mi
Parks: 18
Picnic sites: 6
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Tehachapi Loop: 9.1 mi
  • Historic Water Tower: 9.2 mi
  • Historic Tehachapi Depot: 9.2 mi
  • Red cliffs trail: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • 4 Island Lake Beach: 16.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Miracle Hot Springs: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nellies Nipple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piute PeakN2,565 m13.4 mi
Brown PeakN2,466 m15.8 mi
Liebel PeakN2,452 m17.3 mi
Double MountainSSW2,430 m16.4 mi
Tehachapi MountainSSW2,418 m15.4 mi
Covington MountainSSW2,392 m17.4 mi
Inspiration PointN2,387 m17.7 mi
Cummings MountainSW2,362 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:4019:3520:12
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice06:5916:0716:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447505767737368595043
Precip in2.53.12.10.90.80.10.10.30.10.50.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Loraine 5 NNE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358808387

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