Owens Peak
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Owens Peak rises to 2,574 m in California. Sirretta Peak stands 3,041 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Joshua Tree Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
The story
Owens Peak is the highest point in the southern Sierra Nevada, at more than 8,400 feet (2,600 m) above sea level. The peak stands near the center of the Owens Peak Wilderness, which was designated by the United States Congress in 1994, and it now has a total of 74,060 acres (299.7 km2). The eastern watershed of Owens Peak is composed of three main canyons: Grapevine Canyon, Short Canyon, and Indian Wells Canyon (north to south, respectively). The Sierra Nevada meets the Great Basin and the Mojave Desert here, creating an unusual ecosystem. Owens Peak is located in Kern County, about 12 miles (19 km) west-northwest of Inyokern and 159 miles (256 km) north of Los Angeles.
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Wikidata Q7114739, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,574 m
How to reach it
128 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Jenkins: 2.0 mi
- Spanish Needle: 2.3 mi
- Morris Peak: 3.4 mi
- Lamont Peak: 4.5 mi
- Russell Peak: 5.0 mi
- Joshua Tree Spring: 1.6 mi
- Coyote Spring: 3.3 mi
- Big Spring: 8.1 mi
- Cow Heaven Spring: 8.5 mi
- McIver's Spring: 9.1 mi
- Jet Model: 19.7 mi
- Hunting Blinds: 19.9 mi
- Coso Range Pictographs: 19.9 mi
- Moment of Engagement: 19.9 mi
- Snake Figure Alignment: 20.0 mi
- Inyokern County Park: 12.2 mi
- Scodie Park: 12.9 mi
- Kern River Preserve: 18.5 mi
- Pearson Park: 18.6 mi
- Stauffer Park: 19.1 mi
- Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert: 19.8 mi
- Maturango Museum: 19.8 mi
- China Lake Museum: 19.9 mi
- Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: 20.7 mi
- Kern Valley Museum: 24.1 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 19.3 mi
- plane: 19.9 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 23.7 mi
- Bickel Camp: 21.8 mi
- Cudahy camp: 23.0 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Freeman Junction: 10.8 mi
- Fossil Falls: 16.8 mi
- Herbal Zen Garden: 20.0 mi
- Coso Junction Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 21.7 mi
- Red Rock Canyon State Park: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Owens Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirretta Peak | NW 304° | 3,041 m | 22.8 mi |
| Cannell Peak | WNW 293° | 2,887 m | 22.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 324° | 2,863 m | 24.2 mi |
| Ball Mountain | NNW 346° | 2,822 m | 23.1 mi |
| Cherry Hill | WNW 301° | 2,687 m | 24.7 mi |
| Taylor Dome | WNW 296° | 2,683 m | 19.0 mi |
| Church Dome | WNW 297° | 2,595 m | 17.4 mi |
| Rockhouse Peak | NW 311° | 2,548 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 57 | 62 | 70 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Inyokern, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1661162 — Owens Peak, Kern County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358808423
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