Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound
Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,117 m. Mount Pinos stands 2,697 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tejon Pass Rest Area - Northbound, a rest area 0.2 miles away. 133 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
What to expect
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How to reach it
133 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Pines: 3.2 mi
- Grapevine Peak: 5.5 mi
- Tecuya Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Frazier Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Bear Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Elderberry Springs: 10.1 mi
- Urcado Springs: 10.6 mi
- Hog Spring: 11.6 mi
- Big Spring: 11.8 mi
- Bad Name Spring: 12.3 mi
- Hungry Valley SVRA Entrance: 2.5 mi
- Hungry Valley SVRA: 2.5 mi
- Fort Tejon State Historic Park: 3.4 mi
- Frazier Mountain County Park: 4.4 mi
- Hungry Valley Oak Woodland Natural Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Mess Hall: 3.4 mi
- Officer's Quarters: 3.4 mi
- Headquarters/Band Quarters: 3.4 mi
- Adobe Brick Pit: 3.4 mi
- Hospital: 3.4 mi
- Spanish Point: 13.3 mi
- Frenchmans Flat: 16.4 mi
- The Patio: 20.3 mi
- Twin Falls Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- The Crossing: 20.8 mi
- Tejon Pass Rest Area - Northbound: 0.2 mi
- Water: 4.9 mi
- Hungry Valley Oak Woodland Natural Preserve: 4.9 mi
- San Emigdio Plantation: 12.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pinos | W 266° | 2,697 m | 15.5 mi |
| Sawmill Mountain | W 267° | 2,685 m | 16.8 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | W 267° | 2,613 m | 17.6 mi |
| Cerro Noroeste | W 271° | 2,525 m | 18.8 mi |
| Frazier Mountain | SW 236° | 2,442 m | 6.6 mi |
| Cummings Mountain | NE 49° | 2,362 m | 22.5 mi |
| San Emigdio Mountain | W 280° | 2,282 m | 17.7 mi |
| Alamo Mountain | SSW 204° | 2,248 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:36 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:10 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 76 | 77 | 72 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandberg, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/102758110
Day trips start here
- The Grapevine · 6 mi
- Castaic · 27 mi
- Fillmore · 30 mi
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