Skip to content

Sanborn Hill

Sanborn Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sanborn Hill rises to 869 m in California. Double Mountain stands 2,430 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. 140 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Kern County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071148, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
869 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.00581, -118.10091

140 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 42
Parks: 40
Springs: 23
  • Eagle Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Lieva Springs: 13.1 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Bean Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Tolly Spring: 15.2 mi
Museums: 10
Attractions: 8
Historic sites: 5
  • X1 Loading Pit: 14.6 mi
  • Josephine Stephens Bishop: 21.1 mi
  • Aerospace Walk of Honor: 21.3 mi
  • Aerospace Walk of Honor: 21.4 mi
  • Tuf Quarry Mill: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Donley: 23.8 mi
  • Red Rooster Picnic Site: 24.4 mi
  • Tamarisk Grove: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Double MountainW 275°2,430 m21.9 mi
Tehachapi MountainW 278°2,418 m21.9 mi
Covington MountainW 272°2,392 m21.2 mi
Cache PeakNNW 331°2,035 m17.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNW 317°1,893 m19.9 mi
Middle KnobNNW 328°1,891 m12.7 mi
Red MountainNW 316°1,743 m13.9 mi
Pajuela PeakNW 306°1,728 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:4019:3320:10
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice06:5716:0616:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454853586777838275645244
Precip in1.11.50.80.20.10.00.20.20.10.40.30.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mojave, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358792183

More peaks in California

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Sanborn Hill.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens