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Owl Mountain

Owl Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Owl Mountain rises to 651 m in California. Nelson Mountain stands 3,120 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Trimmer Recreation Area, a park 2.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059166, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
651 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.88161, -119.26095

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Springs: 22
Attractions: 10
  • Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 6.6 mi
  • Zephyr Headquarters: 6.6 mi
  • Chicago Stump: 16.6 mi
  • Gamlin Cabin: 18.4 mi
  • Centennial Stump: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Historic sites: 6
  • Academy: 15.3 mi
  • Exact Center of California: 22.2 mi
  • Qualls Camp: 24.2 mi
  • Cottonwood Park Arch: 24.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Park Observation Point: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Museums: 5
  • Museum of the Sierra: 16.9 mi
  • Sanger Depot Museum: 20.6 mi
  • Reedley Museum: 22.4 mi
  • Tarpey Depot: 24.6 mi
  • Alta District Historical Society: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 3
  • Bookie Bear: 9.9 mi
  • Dinuba Christian Church Statue: 23.8 mi
  • Clovis Rodeo Statue: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Big Table Mountain Ecological Reserve: 21.6 mi
  • Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Owl Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nelson MountainNE 39°3,120 m18.5 mi
Bear MountainNNE 32°2,903 m17.5 mi
Dome of the Immaculate ConceptionNE 49°2,805 m18.3 mi
Marble PointNNE 29°2,703 m17.9 mi
Hall MountainNE 53°2,621 m17.2 mi
Patterson MountainENE 60°2,479 m13.0 mi
Bald MountainN 11°2,389 m15.7 mi
Dinkey DomeNNE 24°2,347 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3919:4220:20
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:0716:0416:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586573818176665345
Precip in5.64.95.12.61.40.40.20.00.21.42.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358772253

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