Sawmill Mountain
Sawmill Mountain rises to 2,685 m in California. Mount Pinos stands 2,697 m to the east, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Grouse Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
Sawmill Mountain is located on the county line between Kern and Ventura counties in California. The mountain is located in the Chumash Wilderness and its summit is the highest point in Kern County and the second highest in the Los Padres National Forest. Mount Pinos has an elevation of 8,847 feet (2,697 m) and tops Sawmill Mountain as the highest in Ventura County by 29 feet.
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Wikidata Q7428664, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,685 m
How to reach it
117 named places within 25 miles
- Grouse Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Mount Pinos: 1.2 mi
- Cerro Noroeste: 2.4 mi
- San Emigdio Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Antimony Peak: 5.4 mi
- Mesa Spring: 3.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 7.1 mi
- Nettle Spring: 7.2 mi
- Pine Spring: 8.7 mi
- Blue Rock Spring: 10.6 mi
- Mil Potrero Park: 2.8 mi
- Westside Mountain Park: 3.4 mi
- Frazier Mountain County Park: 12.4 mi
- Hungry Valley Oak Woodland Natural Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Fort Tejon State Historic Park: 15.6 mi
- Adobe Brick Pit: 16.0 mi
- Officer's Quarters: 16.0 mi
- Hospital: 16.0 mi
- Bakery: 16.0 mi
- Mess Hall: 16.0 mi
- The Patio: 11.2 mi
- Twin Falls Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- The Crossing: 11.8 mi
- Flume Creek Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Upper Rose Valley Lake Day Use Area: 19.2 mi
- Rose Valley Falls: 19.8 mi
- 33 Falls: 20.4 mi
- White Swift Falls: 23.4 mi
- Jackson Falls: 24.8 mi
- San Emigdio Plantation: 4.9 mi
- Hungry Valley Oak Woodland Natural Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Valley View Preserve: 24.4 mi
- Water: 15.3 mi
- Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound: 16.8 mi
- Tejon Pass Rest Area - Northbound: 16.9 mi
- Topatopa Bluff: 22.9 mi
- Foothill Crag "The Foot": 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sawmill Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pinos | E 92° | 2,697 m | 1.2 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | W 277° | 2,613 m | 0.9 mi |
| Cerro Noroeste | WNW 301° | 2,525 m | 2.4 mi |
| Frazier Mountain | ESE 103° | 2,442 m | 11.6 mi |
| Reyes Peak | SSW 207° | 2,284 m | 14.2 mi |
| San Emigdio Mountain | N 351° | 2,282 m | 4.2 mi |
| Haddock Mountain | SSW 198° | 2,265 m | 13.8 mi |
| Alamo Mountain | SE 130° | 2,248 m | 15.6 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: Jan–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ojai, 26 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 254384 — Sawmill Mountain, Ventura County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358795931
Day trips start here
- The Grapevine · 15 mi
- Maricopa · 22 mi
- Ojai · 26 mi
- Taft · 26 mi
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