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Piute Peak

Piute Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Piute Peak rises to 2,565 m in California. Brown Peak stands 2,466 m to the northwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Piute Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49062472, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2565 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.45098, -118.39150

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
Parks: 24
Museums: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Coso Mines: 15.9 mi
  • Tehachapi Loop: 19.2 mi
  • Historic Tehachapi Depot: 22.2 mi
  • Historic Water Tower: 22.2 mi
  • Red cliffs trail: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 5
Picnic sites: 5
Hot springs: 1
  • Miracle Hot Springs: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • 4 Island Lake Beach: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Piute Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brown PeakNW 322°2,466 m3.0 mi
Liebel PeakN 354°2,452 m3.9 mi
Inspiration PointNNE 24°2,387 m4.6 mi
Sorrell PeakESE 112°2,348 m6.2 mi
Breckenridge MountainW 270°2,298 m10.8 mi
Skinner PeakENE 62°2,172 m16.9 mi
Shirley PeakNNW 332°2,164 m20.0 mi
Cooks PeakNNW 333°2,114 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:4019:3520:13
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0016:0616:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358801937

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