- Elevation
- 562 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Argus Peak2,000 m · 16.8 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:09local time
- Coordinates
- 35.6170, -117.3722
Trona Pinnacles is a attraction in California, at a recorded 562 m. Argus Peak stands 2,000 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Fish Head Rocks, a peak 4.7 miles away. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
These tufa spires, some as high as 140 feet, were formed underwater 10,000 to 100,000 years ago when Searles Lake formed a link in an interconnected chain of Pleistocene lakes stretching from Mono Lake to Death Valley.
geological formation in California
Dates from 1968.
Wikidata Q7845429, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Elevation
- 562 m
- Operated by
- Bureau of Land Management
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Trona Pinnacles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argus Peak | NNW 346° | 2,000 m | 16.8 mi |
| Straw Peak | E 88° | 1,679 m | 10.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSE 152° | 1,657 m | 17.2 mi |
| Eagle Crags | SE 131° | 1,623 m | 23.1 mi |
| Red Mountain | SSW 213° | 1,580 m | 22.0 mi |
| Brown Mountain | ENE 76° | 1,560 m | 20.5 mi |
| Slocum Mountain | SSE 156° | 1,541 m | 24.2 mi |
| Dome Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,514 m | 15.3 mi |
37 named places within 25 miles
- Fish Head Rocks: 4.7 mi
- Straw Peak: 10.1 mi
- Point of Rocks: 11.6 mi
- Lone Butte: 13.2 mi
- Robbers Mountain: 14.2 mi
- Old Guest House Museum: 9.9 mi
- Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: 15.4 mi
- China Lake Museum: 15.4 mi
- China Lake Museum: 16.6 mi
- Maturango Museum: 16.7 mi
- plane: 16.3 mi
- plane: 16.3 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 16.9 mi
- Baker Ranch: 20.5 mi
- X-15 Memorial: 18.7 mi
- Newman's Cabin: 21.8 mi
- Barker Ranch: 23.1 mi
- Myers Ranch: 23.4 mi
- Valley Wells: 14.8 mi
- Atolia: 24.8 mi
- Trona Highway Rest Stop: 9.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:31 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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