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Five Fingers

Five Fingers, seen from above at true elevation

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. 127 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 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
1542 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.68884, -117.90896

127 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
Springs: 34
  • Coyote Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Joshua Tree Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Cow Heaven Spring: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 18
Parks: 13
Attractions: 6
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Bickel Camp: 17.5 mi
  • Cudahy camp: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Last Chance Canyon Arch: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Rest areas: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor DomeWNW 298°2,683 m25.0 mi
Church DomeWNW 299°2,595 m23.4 mi
Owens PeakNW 305°2,574 m6.0 mi
Rockhouse PeakNW 309°2,548 m23.1 mi
Uncle TowerNW 307°2,469 m22.2 mi
Sawtooth PeakNNW 332°2,435 m10.6 mi
Chimney PeakNNW 329°2,427 m14.4 mi
Black MountainWNW 301°2,398 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:04
June solstice05:3719:3420:11
September equinox06:4018:1618:50
December solstice06:5816:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475057627080858477675445
Precip in0.81.20.50.10.00.10.20.10.20.10.20.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Inyokern, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358784071

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