Onion Meadow Peak
Onion Meadow Peak rises to 2,529 m in California. Sherman Peak stands 3,020 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mule Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49058708, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,529 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mule Peak: 1.2 mi
- Red Hill: 2.8 mi
- Table Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Slate Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Sentinel Peak: 4.5 mi
- Thompson Camp Spring: 5.2 mi
- North Cold Spring: 6.3 mi
- Mud Spring: 7.3 mi
- Camp Nelson soda spring: 7.6 mi
- Lion Spring: 7.8 mi
- Springville Veterans Memorial Park: 13.8 mi
- Lake Success Big Sycamore Park: 17.7 mi
- Bartlett Park: 18.0 mi
- Greenhorn Mountain County Park: 20.5 mi
- Kernville Park Recreation Area: 21.2 mi
- Nobe Young Falls: 2.7 mi
- Cholollo Falls: 3.0 mi
- Alder Creek Slides: 4.9 mi
- Peppermint Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
- Seven Teacups: 7.2 mi
- Trail of 100 Giants: 3.7 mi
- Cabin 236: 5.3 mi
- Cabin 234: 5.3 mi
- Cabin 242: 5.3 mi
- Cabin 240: 5.3 mi
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 8.7 mi
- Treaty of 1851: 16.1 mi
- Walkers Cabin: 18.0 mi
- John Ferrington Memorial: 21.1 mi
- Sunset Point Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Fountain Springs: 19.9 mi
- Stickneys Ferry: 23.4 mi
- Kern Valley Museum: 21.4 mi
- Porterville Historical Museum: 23.3 mi
- Parker Bluffs: 4.0 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 16.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Onion Meadow Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Peak | E 96° | 3,020 m | 12.0 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | E 81° | 2,963 m | 13.0 mi |
| Schaeffer Mountain | ENE 76° | 2,843 m | 12.0 mi |
| Slate Mountain | NNE 23° | 2,829 m | 4.0 mi |
| Jordan Peak | N 2° | 2,774 m | 10.5 mi |
| Cherry Hill | ESE 120° | 2,687 m | 14.9 mi |
| Hermit Rock | NNE 28° | 2,576 m | 10.9 mi |
| Tobias Peak | S 172° | 2,526 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:37 | 20:15 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 16:05 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kern River PH 3, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1661148 — Onion Meadow Peak, Tulare County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358808411
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