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Schaeffer Mountain

Schaeffer Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Schaeffer Mountain rises to 2,843 m in California. Angora Mountain stands 3,108 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lookout Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071747, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2843 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.07106, -118.39536

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 48
Waterfalls: 8
Attractions: 6
  • R-Ranch Adult Building: 10.5 mi
  • Cabin 242: 10.5 mi
  • Cabin 240: 10.5 mi
  • Cabin 236: 10.5 mi
  • Cabin 234: 10.5 mi
Parks: 5
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Bridge: 19.9 mi
  • Natural Arch: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sunset Point Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
Museums: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Schaeffer Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Angora MountainNNW 348°3,108.4 m13.7 mi
Sirretta PeakSSE 161°3,041 m10.7 mi
Sherman PeakS 177°3,020 m4.2 mi
Lookout MountainSE 129°2,963 m1.5 mi
Blackrock MountainNE 41°2,935.4 m9.9 mi
Long Canyon DomeNE 35°2,906.2 m16.1 mi
Smith MountainENE 68°2,905 m10.3 mi
Cannell PeakS 172°2,887.1 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3819:3620:15
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0116:0416:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464852566473818074645246
Precip in2.32.41.70.70.40.10.10.10.20.61.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kern River PH 3, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 273600 — Schaeffer Mountain, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358802136

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