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Tehachapi Mountain

Tehachapi Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Tehachapi Mountain rises to 2,418 m in California. Double Mountain stands 2,430 m to the south, 0.9 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49081756, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2418 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.04664, -118.48481

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Indian John Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Stag Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Rosemarr Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Havala Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Purdie Spring: 12.5 mi
Peaks: 45
Parks: 23
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Historic Tehachapi Depot: 6.3 mi
  • Historic Water Tower: 6.3 mi
  • Tehachapi Loop: 11.0 mi
  • Test Facility Race Car Paddock Area: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • 4 Island Lake Beach: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Poppy Nature Area: 19.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tehachapi Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Double MountainS 187°2,430 m0.9 mi
Covington MountainSSE 165°2,392 m2.3 mi
Cummings MountainW 266°2,362 m4.9 mi
Bear MountainNW 322°2,106 m14.0 mi
Cache PeakNE 48°2,035 m18.0 mi
Liebre TwinsSW 219°1,941 m8.0 mi
Weldon PeakNNE 27°1,937 m24.1 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNE 35°1,893 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:06
June solstice05:4119:3420:12
September equinox06:4318:1918:52
December solstice06:5916:0816:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424245495766727166574841
Precip in2.43.02.00.80.40.10.30.10.20.50.92.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tehachapi 4 SE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1661554 — Tehachapi Mountain, Kern County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358808809

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