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Pajuela Peak

Pajuela Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Pajuela Peak rises to 1,728 m in California. Piute Peak stands 2,565 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lieva Springs, a spring 0.7 miles away. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49059468, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,728 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.11997, -118.29480

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks: 56
Parks: 23
  • Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park: 2.7 mi
  • Mojave West Park: 7.3 mi
  • Orchard Park: 7.6 mi
  • Aviator Park and Campground: 8.1 mi
  • Philip Marx Central Park: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Historic Water Tower: 8.6 mi
  • Historic Tehachapi Depot: 8.7 mi
  • Tehachapi Loop: 14.8 mi
  • Test Facility Race Car Paddock Area: 17.1 mi
  • Red cliffs trail: 24.5 mi
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Red Rooster Picnic Site: 23.6 mi
  • Donley: 23.6 mi
  • Tamarisk Grove: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • 4 Island Lake Beach: 20.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piute PeakNNW2,565 m23.5 mi
Double MountainWSW2,430 m12.4 mi
Tehachapi MountainWSW2,418 m11.9 mi
Covington MountainSW2,392 m12.5 mi
Cummings MountainWSW2,362 m16.6 mi
Sorrell PeakN2,348 m20.6 mi
Bear MountainWNW2,106 m20.3 mi
Cache PeakNNE2,035 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4019:3420:11
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice06:5816:0716:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424245495766727166574841
Precip in2.43.02.00.80.40.10.30.10.20.50.92.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tehachapi 4 SE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 247117 — Pajuela Peak, Kern County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358790259

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