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Nicolls Peak

Nicolls Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Nicolls Peak rises to 1,844 m in California. Cannell Peak stands 2,887 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Nicoll Spring, a spring 1.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49056926, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1844 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.61971, -118.29788

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Nicoll Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Brown Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Gautche Springs: 6.0 mi
  • Cane Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Scodie Spring: 6.4 mi
Peaks
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Coso Mines: 10.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Miracle Hot Springs: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Salmon Creek Falls: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Nicolls Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cannell PeakNNW 348°2,887.1 m17.3 mi
Taylor DomeN 359°2,683 m16.4 mi
Church DomeN 5°2,595 m16.2 mi
Owens PeakENE 64°2,574 m18.8 mi
Piute PeakSSW 204°2,565 m12.8 mi
Rockhouse PeakNNE 11°2,548 m19.8 mi
Sunday PeakNW 305°2,531 m19.6 mi
Uncle TowerNNE 12°2,469 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:3919:3520:13
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0016:0516:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454852576776828073625144

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake FS, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 255660 — Nicolls Peak, Kern County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796450

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