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Fish Head Rocks

Fish Head Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Fish Head Rocks rises to 549 m in California. Manly Peak stands 2,133 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Trona Pinnacles, a attraction 4.7 miles away. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49029016, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
549 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.66607, -117.42950

117 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 51
Peaks: 16
  • Point of Rocks: 8.9 mi
  • Lone Butte: 9.5 mi
  • Argus Peak: 12.9 mi
  • Straw Peak: 13.7 mi
  • Dome Mountain: 17.1 mi
Parks: 10
Museums: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Trona Pinnacles: 4.7 mi
  • plane: 12.9 mi
  • plane: 12.9 mi
  • F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 13.5 mi
  • Baker Ranch: 22.8 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • X-15 Memorial: 19.6 mi
  • Newman's Cabin: 21.7 mi
  • Barker Ranch: 23.3 mi
  • Myers Ranch: 23.7 mi
  • Reilly Site: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Trona Highway Rest Stop: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bircham Springs Picnic Area: 18.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fish Head Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manly PeakNE 45°2,133 m24.6 mi
Argus PeakN 356°2,000 m12.9 mi
Straw PeakESE 103°1,679 m13.7 mi
Pilot KnobSSE 148°1,657 m21.8 mi
Red MountainSSW 202°1,580 m23.6 mi
Brown MountainE 86°1,560 m23.2 mi
Dome MountainSSW 196°1,514 m17.1 mi
Granite MountainSSE 152°1,453 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:02
June solstice05:3519:3220:10
September equinox06:3818:1418:48
December solstice06:5616:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475359667584919083705747
Precip in0.80.90.50.10.10.00.10.10.10.20.20.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trona, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358808062

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