San Emigdio Mountain
San Emigdio Mountain rises to 2,282 m in California. Mount Pinos stands 2,697 m to the south-southeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mil Potrero Park, a park 1.6 miles away. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
San Emigdio Mountain is in the San Emigdio Mountains, located in Kern County, a few miles north of the Ventura County border in Southern California. San Emigdio Mountain is part of the southern wall of the San Joaquin Valley, in the Los Padres National Forest. It is near Frazier Mountain, northwest of the community of Pine Mountain Club, and to the west of Interstate 5 and the Tehachapi Mountains.
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Wikidata Q7413805, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,282 m
How to reach it
101 named places within 25 miles
- Brush Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Cerro Noroeste: 3.2 mi
- Eagle Rest Peak: 3.5 mi
- Antimony Peak: 3.8 mi
- Grouse Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Mesa Spring: 5.1 mi
- Nettle Spring: 8.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 8.8 mi
- Blue Rock Spring: 9.9 mi
- Pine Spring: 12.9 mi
- Mil Potrero Park: 1.6 mi
- Westside Mountain Park: 2.3 mi
- Frazier Mountain County Park: 13.6 mi
- Fages-Zalvidea Trails Marker: 14.3 mi
- Fort Tejon State Historic Park: 15.8 mi
- Adobe Brick Pit: 16.1 mi
- Officer's Quarters: 16.1 mi
- Hospital: 16.1 mi
- Bakery: 16.1 mi
- Mess Hall: 16.1 mi
- The Patio: 7.0 mi
- Twin Falls Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- The Crossing: 7.7 mi
- Flume Creek Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Upper Rose Valley Lake Day Use Area: 23.3 mi
- Water: 15.1 mi
- Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound: 17.7 mi
- Tejon Pass Rest Area - Northbound: 17.8 mi
- San Emigdio Plantation: 5.7 mi
- Hungry Valley Oak Woodland Natural Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Oil Patch Fire House: 23.5 mi
- Ethel D. Oil Tool & Supply House: 23.5 mi
- Rose Valley Falls: 23.9 mi
- 33 Falls: 24.3 mi
- West Kern Oil Museum: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of San Emigdio Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pinos | SSE 155° | 2,697 m | 4.6 mi |
| Sawmill Mountain | S 171° | 2,685 m | 4.2 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | S 183° | 2,613 m | 4.0 mi |
| Cerro Noroeste | SSW 206° | 2,525 m | 3.2 mi |
| Frazier Mountain | ESE 120° | 2,442 m | 13.7 mi |
| Reyes Peak | SSW 199° | 2,284 m | 17.7 mi |
| Haddock Mountain | SSW 192° | 2,265 m | 17.6 mi |
| Alamo Mountain | SE 139° | 2,248 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:37 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:11 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taft, 24 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 254381 — San Emigdio Mountain, Kern County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358795927
Day trips start here
- The Grapevine · 14 mi
- Maricopa · 18 mi
- Taft · 23 mi
- Ojai · 30 mi
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