Rockhouse Peak
Rockhouse Peak rises to 2,548 m in California. Sirretta Peak stands 3,041 m to the west-northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Uncle Tower, a peak 1.4 miles away.
The story
Summit in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Wikidata Q120442419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,548 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Uncle Tower: 1.4 mi
- White Dome: 2.6 mi
- Bart Dome: 2.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Church Dome: 4.1 mi
- Snake Spring: 9.4 mi
- Reinhardt Spring: 9.7 mi
- Windy Springs: 11.2 mi
- Deer Spring: 12.1 mi
- Ashley Hot Spring: 12.5 mi
- Scodie Park: 14.5 mi
- Kernville Park Recreation Area: 14.8 mi
- Circle Park: 14.9 mi
- Riverside Park: 15.0 mi
- Kern River Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
- South Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
- Seven Teacups: 15.7 mi
- Peppermint Creek Falls: 18.1 mi
- Fossil Falls: 18.5 mi
- R-Ranch Adult Building: 18.1 mi
- Cabin 240: 18.1 mi
- Cabin 242: 18.2 mi
- Cabin 234: 18.2 mi
- Cabin 236: 18.2 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Kern Valley Museum: 15.0 mi
- Coso Junction Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Parker Bluffs: 19.7 mi
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Rockhouse Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirretta Peak | WNW 285° | 3,041 m | 6.1 mi |
| Sherman Peak | NW 310° | 3,020 m | 11.8 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NW 323° | 2,963 m | 13.6 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | N 352° | 2,935 m | 19.4 mi |
| Smith Mountain | N 1° | 2,905 m | 15.6 mi |
| Cannell Peak | WSW 252° | 2,887 m | 7.8 mi |
| Crag Peak | NNE 16° | 2,877 m | 15.1 mi |
| Deer Mountain | NNE 19° | 2,864 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:35 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:04 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kern River PH 3, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8284671948
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