Five Fingers
Five Fingers rises to 1,542 m in California. Taylor Dome stands 2,683 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Backus Peak, a peak 2.6 miles away. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49029155, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,542 m
How to reach it
117 named places within 25 miles
- Backus Peak: 2.6 mi
- Russell Peak: 2.9 mi
- Morris Peak: 4.4 mi
- Mount Jenkins: 4.9 mi
- Owens Peak: 6.0 mi
- Coyote Spring: 3.3 mi
- Big Spring: 5.2 mi
- Joshua Tree Spring: 7.4 mi
- Cow Heaven Spring: 8.2 mi
- Boulder Spring: 10.1 mi
- Jet Model: 13.9 mi
- Moment of Engagement: 14.1 mi
- Hunting Blinds: 14.1 mi
- Metal Petroglyphs (Shaman): 14.1 mi
- Artistic Tributes: 14.1 mi
- Inyokern County Park: 6.2 mi
- Pearson Park: 12.8 mi
- Stauffer Park: 13.2 mi
- Ridgecrest Senior Center: 13.9 mi
- Freedom Park: 14.0 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 24.1 mi
- Tamarisk Grove: 24.2 mi
- Donley: 24.9 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 13.7 mi
- plane: 14.3 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 19.3 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 22.9 mi
- Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert: 14.0 mi
- Maturango Museum: 14.0 mi
- China Lake Museum: 14.1 mi
- Naval Museum of Armament & Technology: 15.2 mi
- Freeman Junction: 6.0 mi
- Garlock: 20.9 mi
- Bickel Camp: 17.5 mi
- Cudahy camp: 19.3 mi
- Red Rock Canyon State Park: 21.4 mi
- Red Cliffs Natural Preserve: 22.5 mi
- Herbal Zen Garden: 14.1 mi
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 17.9 mi
- Fossil Falls: 19.4 mi
- Coso Junction Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Five Fingers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Dome | WNW 298° | 2,683 m | 25.0 mi |
| Church Dome | WNW 299° | 2,595 m | 23.4 mi |
| Owens Peak | NW 305° | 2,574 m | 6.0 mi |
| Rockhouse Peak | NW 309° | 2,548 m | 23.1 mi |
| Uncle Tower | NW 307° | 2,469 m | 22.2 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | NNW 332° | 2,435 m | 10.6 mi |
| Chimney Peak | NNW 329° | 2,427 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount Jenkins | WNW 287° | 2,396 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:34 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358784071
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