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Pampa Peak

Pampa Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Pampa Peak rises to 955 m in California. Piute Peak stands 2,565 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Fig Tree Spring, a spring 2.2 miles away. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49059608, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
955 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.36524, -118.71204

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Fig Tree Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Placeritas Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Billy Spring: 3.5 mi
Parks
  • Father Garces Monument: 7.7 mi
  • Solera Gardens Park: 8.1 mi
  • Rivers Edge Park: 8.9 mi
  • Kern River County Park: 9.8 mi
  • Private HOA park: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Tehachapi Loop: 15.0 mi
  • Bakersfield Speedway: 18.8 mi
  • Bakersfield Jam: 19.4 mi
  • checkpoint: 21.4 mi
  • Historic Tehachapi Depot: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Historic sites: 5
Nature reserves: 3
  • Lake Ming County Park: 10.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Canyon: 11.4 mi
  • CSLC Open Space: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • 4 Island Lake Beach: 14.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Sister City Gardens: 16.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Miracle Hot Springs: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Piute PeakENE 72°2,565 m19.0 mi
Brown PeakENE 63°2,466 m18.2 mi
Liebel PeakENE 61°2,452 m20.2 mi
Inspiration PointENE 63°2,387 m22.4 mi
Cummings MountainSSE 160°2,362 m23.7 mi
Sorrell PeakE 81°2,348 m24.1 mi
Breckenridge MountainNE 51°2,298 m9.3 mi
Bear MountainSSE 159°2,106 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:4119:3620:14
September equinox06:4418:2018:53
December solstice07:0116:0716:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434447505767737368595043
Precip in2.53.12.10.90.80.10.10.30.10.50.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Loraine 5 NNE, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358808479

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