Split Mountain
Split Mountain rises to 2,039 m in California. Sirretta Peak stands 3,041 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cane Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49076491, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,039 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Cane Peak: 1.8 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Powers Peak: 4.7 mi
- Cooks Peak: 4.9 mi
- Shirley Peak: 5.4 mi
- Cane Spring: 2.1 mi
- Spout Spring: 4.4 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 5.2 mi
- Water Gap Spring: 6.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 6.9 mi
- Kernville Park Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- Circle Park: 3.2 mi
- Riverside Park: 3.3 mi
- Wofford Heights Park: 3.7 mi
- Freear Park: 4.1 mi
- Coso Mines: 5.5 mi
- R-Ranch Adult Building: 15.7 mi
- Cabin 240: 15.8 mi
- Cabin 234: 15.8 mi
- Cabin 242: 15.8 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
- South Creek Falls: 15.3 mi
- Seven Teacups: 16.7 mi
- Nobe Young Falls: 19.0 mi
- Alder Creek Slides: 19.9 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Upper Richbar Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Lower Richbar Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Kern Valley Museum: 3.1 mi
- Silver City Ghost Town: 10.6 mi
- Miracle Hot Springs: 12.4 mi
- Parker Bluffs: 16.6 mi
- The Needles Peak Fire Lookout: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Split Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirretta Peak | NE 35° | 3,041 m | 14.6 mi |
| Cannell Peak | NE 41° | 2,887 m | 10.4 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NNE 27° | 2,687 m | 13.4 mi |
| Taylor Dome | NE 54° | 2,683 m | 12.4 mi |
| Church Dome | ENE 59° | 2,595 m | 13.7 mi |
| Sunday Peak | WNW 291° | 2,531 m | 6.2 mi |
| Tobias Peak | NW 324° | 2,526 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bull Run Peak | NW 317° | 2,448 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:36 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 16:05 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kern River PH 3, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1661492 — Split Mountain, Kern County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358808771
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