Inyokern County Park
Inyokern County Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 745 m. Owens Peak stands 2,574 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Freeman Junction, a ghost town 5.8 miles away. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
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What the record says
- Elevation
- 745 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
122 named places within 25 miles
- Five Fingers: 6.2 mi
- Backus Peak: 6.8 mi
- Russell Peak: 8.3 mi
- Robbers Roost: 8.4 mi
- Morris Peak: 10.2 mi
- Big Spring: 8.2 mi
- Big Spring: 8.3 mi
- Coyote Spring: 9.2 mi
- Sheep Spring: 10.2 mi
- Cow Heaven Spring: 12.0 mi
- Jet Model: 7.9 mi
- Moment of Engagement: 8.1 mi
- Metal Petroglyphs (Shaman): 8.2 mi
- Artistic Tributes: 8.2 mi
- Petroglyphs of Southwest: 8.2 mi
- Pearson Park: 7.0 mi
- Stauffer Park: 7.2 mi
- Ridgecrest Senior Center: 8.0 mi
- Freedom Park: 8.1 mi
- Petroglyph Park: 8.3 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 8.1 mi
- plane: 8.8 mi
- plane: 8.8 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 16.5 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 16.8 mi
- Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert: 8.0 mi
- Maturango Museum: 8.2 mi
- China Lake Museum: 8.3 mi
- China Lake Museum: 9.7 mi
- Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: 9.7 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Tamarisk Grove: 22.6 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 22.7 mi
- Donley: 23.2 mi
- Red Rock Canyon State Park: 19.7 mi
- Red Cliffs Natural Preserve: 21.2 mi
- Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve: 22.0 mi
- Desert Tortoise Natural Area: 23.4 mi
- Bickel Camp: 14.9 mi
- Cudahy camp: 17.3 mi
- X-15 Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Freeman Junction: 5.8 mi
- Garlock: 16.8 mi
- Herbal Zen Garden: 8.1 mi
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 15.9 mi
- Fossil Falls: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Inyokern County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Peak | WNW 302° | 2,574 m | 12.2 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | NW 320° | 2,435 m | 16.1 mi |
| Chimney Peak | NW 320° | 2,427 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mount Jenkins | WNW 294° | 2,396 m | 11.0 mi |
| Spanish Needle | NW 310° | 2,390 m | 13.7 mi |
| Lamont Peak | NW 308° | 2,253 m | 16.4 mi |
| Morris Peak | WNW 288° | 2,199 m | 10.2 mi |
| Skinner Peak | WSW 253° | 2,172 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:33 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:03 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 57 | 62 | 70 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Inyokern, under a mile away.
- Costa's Hummingbird13 obs
- White-crowned Sparrow9 obs
- Creosote Bush9 obs
- Charlotte's phacelia6 obs
- Lesser Goldfinch6 obs
- Desert Cottontail5 obs
- House Finch5 obs
- Killdeer4 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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