Oat Mountain

Oat Mountain is a peak of the Santa Susana Mountains overlooking the San Fernando Valley (near Los Angeles, California) to the south and southeast. Oat Mountain is the highest peak in the Santa Susana Mountains of California. The Los Angeles district of Chatsworth is to the south of the mountain. There are many microwave relay antennas as well as Doppler weather equipment at Oat Mountain. SoCal Gas has several wells in the area as well.ClimateOat Mountain is a particularly Sub-Mediterranean climate area in the summer but can get very cold in the winter. During the early months in January-March, small to large amounts of snow will fall and can accumulate up to 6". In April through the September tempatures can reach triple digits as heat waves move through the area. Occasionally, a stray shower or thunderstorm moves over the area giving some rain for the wildlife of the Santa Susana Mountains. In fall and winter tempatures can drop over 40 degrees over night and snow once again is possible.Flora and FaunaWildlife in the area is very sparse in summer months . Oat Mountain has typically the same type of flora and fauna found elsewhere in the Mountain range. Mountain lions are particularly common in the region and can be seen almost all year round along with birds like the turkey vulture and the canadian goose.