Barker Peak
Barker Peak rises to 1,321 m in California. San Gorgonio Mountain stands 3,502 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Valley Hi Oak Park, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q35725900, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,321 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Edna: 2.6 mi
- Ranger Peak: 2.8 mi
- Cabazon Peak: 3.6 mi
- Airtech Towers: 5.2 mi
- Angelus Hill: 5.5 mi
- Lions Park: 3.0 mi
- Cabazon Park: 3.6 mi
- Carpenter Hamilton Park: 3.7 mi
- Roosevelt Williams Park: 3.7 mi
- Repplier Park: 4.1 mi
- Buck Spring: 3.2 mi
- Peach Tree Spring: 4.2 mi
- Bay Tree Spring: 5.2 mi
- Dunkel Spring: 5.3 mi
- One Horse Spring: 6.2 mi
- Gilman Ranch: 5.1 mi
- Palm Springs Aerial Tramway: 13.1 mi
- C-47 Crash Site: 14.9 mi
- Crown Village Clock Tower: 15.1 mi
- Hurkey Creek: 15.5 mi
- Gilman Historic Ranch and Wagon Museum: 5.0 mi
- San Jacinto City Museum: 10.4 mi
- Edward-Dean Museum & Gardens: 10.4 mi
- Edward Dean Museum of Decorative Arts: 10.4 mi
- Idyllwild Area Historical Society: 11.8 mi
- Alpenglow Lilac Gardens: 11.7 mi
- Prayer Garden: 15.5 mi
- California Desert Region: 17.6 mi
- Texas Desert Region: 17.6 mi
- Colorado Desert Region: 17.6 mi
- Valley Hi Oak Park: 0.9 mi
- nature corridor: 6.0 mi
- James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve: 6.2 mi
- UC James San Jacinto Montain Reserve: 6.2 mi
- Potrero Reserve: 6.5 mi
- mine: 9.2 mi
- Sawmill Flats: 9.3 mi
- Speed of Light Experiment: 10.1 mi
- Mile High Ranch Road Tree: 10.7 mi
- Thee Oak Tree: 10.8 mi
- Dinny: 4.4 mi
- Mr. Rex: 4.5 mi
- Forever Marilyn: 17.0 mi
- The Rainmaker: 17.0 mi
- Isabelle: 17.1 mi
- Lake Fulmor Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Mission Creek Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Lake Hemet Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Thurman Flats Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Bent Palm Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Fuller Mill Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Silverwood Falls: 13.3 mi
- Big Falls: 14.4 mi
- Andreas Falls: 15.3 mi
- Dry Falls: 15.7 mi
- Whitewater Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Whitewater Adobe Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Brookside Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- Wildwood Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Morongo's Oasis Beach: 3.4 mi
- Moreno Beach: 19.3 mi
- Perris Beach: 20.3 mi
- Oak Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Dry Falls: 15.7 mi
- Keller Cliffs: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Barker Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Gorgonio Mountain | N 3° | 3,502 m | 14.9 mi |
| Jepson Peak | N 358° | 3,416 m | 15.2 mi |
| Bighorn Mountain | N 4° | 3,352 m | 14.3 mi |
| Dragon's Head | N 1° | 3,312 m | 14.2 mi |
| San Jacinto Peak | ESE 118° | 3,288 m | 10.2 mi |
| Little Charlton Peak | N 357° | 3,248 m | 15.6 mi |
| Jean Peak | ESE 121° | 3,202 m | 10.5 mi |
| Folly Peak | ESE 117° | 3,195 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:25 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:13 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 16:05 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 80 | 76 | 68 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jacinto, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800859
Day trips start here
- Banning · 4 mi
- Beaumont · 9 mi
- Idyllwild · 12 mi
- Southern California · 12 mi
- Hemet · 13 mi
- Palm Springs · 18 mi
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