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Sawmill Mountain

Sawmill Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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. 126 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
2685 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.81330, -119.16717

126 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 45
Springs: 32
  • 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
Parks: 17
Historic sites: 14
  • Adobe Brick Pit: 16.0 mi
  • Officer's Quarters: 16.0 mi
  • Officer's Quarters: 16.0 mi
  • Hospital: 16.0 mi
  • Bakery: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • The Patio: 11.2 mi
  • Twin Falls Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • The Crossing: 11.8 mi
  • The Crossing: 11.9 mi
  • Flume Creek Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Rose Valley Falls: 19.8 mi
  • 33 Falls: 20.4 mi
  • White Swift Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Jackson Falls: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • San Emigdio Plantation: 4.9 mi
  • Hungry Valley Oak Woodland Natural Preserve: 15.3 mi
  • Valley View Preserve: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PinosE 92°2,696.5 m1.2 mi
Grouse MountainW 277°2,613 m0.9 mi
Cerro NoroesteWNW 301°2,525 m2.4 mi
Frazier MountainESE 103°2,442 m11.6 mi
Reyes PeakSSW 207°2,284 m14.2 mi
San Emigdio MountainN 351°2,282 m4.2 mi
Haddock MountainSSW 198°2,265 m13.8 mi
Alamo MountainSE 130°2,248 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:4419:3720:14
September equinox06:4518:2218:55
December solstice07:0116:1116:50

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505154586266727270635549
Precip in5.15.23.41.10.50.10.10.00.10.81.32.9

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

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