Sidney Peak
Sidney Peak rises to 1,309 m in California. Black Mountain stands 1,589 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Government Peak, a peak 2.4 miles away. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49073627, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,309 m
How to reach it
107 named places within 25 miles
- Government Peak: 2.4 mi
- Red Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Galileo Hill: 8.3 mi
- Klinker Mountain: 10.4 mi
- El Paso Peaks: 10.5 mi
- Moment of Engagement: 20.5 mi
- Jet Model: 20.7 mi
- Petroglyphs from Around the World: 20.9 mi
- Rock Alignment: 20.9 mi
- Artistic Tributes: 20.9 mi
- Mesquite Springs: 7.8 mi
- Poison Spring: 9.1 mi
- Willow Spring: 10.9 mi
- Mesa Spring: 12.5 mi
- Sheep Spring: 13.3 mi
- The Rand Desert Museum: 4.0 mi
- Rio Tinto Borax Mine Visitor Center: 20.4 mi
- Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert: 20.7 mi
- Maturango Museum: 21.2 mi
- China Lake Museum: 21.2 mi
- Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve: 5.4 mi
- Desert Tortoise Natural Area: 8.5 mi
- Desert Tortoise Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Desert Tortoise Habitat Area: 14.0 mi
- Red Rock Canyon State Park: 14.7 mi
- X-15 Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Fremont: 11.6 mi
- Bickel Camp: 13.0 mi
- Cudahy camp: 14.0 mi
- Josephine Stephens Bishop: 17.0 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 11.3 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 15.8 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 22.6 mi
- plane: 22.8 mi
- Atolia: 5.3 mi
- Garlock: 7.3 mi
- Freeman Junction: 22.2 mi
- Donley: 15.0 mi
- Tamarisk Grove: 15.3 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 15.7 mi
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 14.2 mi
- Herbal Zen Garden: 20.2 mi
- Boron Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sidney Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | NW 323° | 1,589 m | 13.1 mi |
| Cross Mountain | W 263° | 1,586 m | 24.7 mi |
| Red Mountain | ENE 76° | 1,580 m | 6.8 mi |
| Chuckwalla Mountain | W 261° | 1,533 m | 22.5 mi |
| Dome Mountain | NE 56° | 1,514 m | 12.7 mi |
| Government Peak | NE 39° | 1,419 m | 2.4 mi |
| El Paso Peaks | N 357° | 1,382 m | 10.5 mi |
| Klinker Mountain | NE 53° | 1,372 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:32 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 16:04 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 49 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Randsburg, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 249432 — Sidney Peak, Kern County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358792571
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