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.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49076491, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2039 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
- Hot Springs: 4.4 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 5.2 mi
- Water Gap Spring: 6.5 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 16.4 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° | 2,887.1 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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