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Round Mountain

Round Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Round Mountain rises to 483 m in California. Breckenridge Mountain stands 2,298 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hart Memorial Park, a park 2.8 miles away. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Kern County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49069733, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
483 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.48551, -118.88982

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hart Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
  • Kern River State Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
  • Kern River State Park: 3.4 mi
  • Kern County Soccer Park: 3.4 mi
  • Kern River County Park: 3.6 mi
Springs
Peaks: 47
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Bakersfield Speedway: 8.2 mi
  • checkpoint: 9.0 mi
  • Bakersfield Jam: 10.1 mi
  • woody rd: 15.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • Lake Ming County Park: 3.6 mi
  • Rattlesnake Canyon: 4.3 mi
  • CSLC Open Space: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Sister City Gardens: 10.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Miracle Hot Springs: 21.0 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Breckenridge MountainE 98°2,298 m17.4 mi
Shirley PeakNE 50°2,164 m24.0 mi
Cooks PeakNE 52°2,114 m24.5 mi
Bear MountainSE 144°2,106 m24.0 mi
Woodward PeakENE 58°1,992 m20.5 mi
Lightner PeakE 81°1,943 m18.6 mi
Bald Eagle PeakE 80°1,885 m23.5 mi
Basket PeakNE 50°1,869 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:4119:3720:15
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0216:0816:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505459637179858378685649
Precip in1.21.21.10.60.30.00.00.00.00.30.51.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersfield AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358791393

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