Pincushion Peak
Pincushion Peak rises to 2,885 m in California. Red Slate Mountain stands 4,005 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Heitz Meadow Guard Station, a historic site 2.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 30 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49061439, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,885 m
How to reach it
- 29.6 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cockscomb: 3.7 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Sharktooth Peak: 4.5 mi
- Double Peak: 4.7 mi
- Silver Peak: 4.8 mi
- Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 2.6 mi
- China Camp: 7.4 mi
- Pumphouse: 10.6 mi
- Bunkhouses: 10.6 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 10.6 mi
- Granite Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 8.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 9.1 mi
- Twin Falls: 11.0 mi
- Minarets Falls: 11.6 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 6.4 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 10.3 mi
- Iodone Springs: 11.3 mi
- Old Pedro: 11.3 mi
- Reed Pools: 11.4 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 12.4 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 13.7 mi
- Community Center Park: 14.2 mi
- Trails End Park: 14.5 mi
- John S. Eastwood Park: 15.2 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 4.1 mi
- The Buttresses: 9.7 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 10.2 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 14.5 mi
- The Wave: 24.3 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 6.3 mi
- free natural hot pool: 10.3 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 20.1 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 20.9 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 21.5 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 10.0 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 13.0 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Dowville Picnic Site: 18.1 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Devils Postpile: 10.7 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 11.2 mi
- Perched Boulder: 21.6 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 23.3 mi
- John Muir Rock: 23.5 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 21.9 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 22.9 mi
- Arch Rock: 9.4 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 13.8 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- June Lake Beach: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Pincushion Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Slate Mountain | E 79° | 4,005 m | 13.3 mi |
| Red and White Mountain | E 88° | 3,908 m | 13.8 mi |
| Bloody Mountain | ENE 61° | 3,825 m | 12.6 mi |
| Clyde Minaret | NNW 345° | 3,738 m | 13.5 mi |
| Michael Minaret | NNW 343° | 3,736 m | 13.5 mi |
| Silver Divide Peak | E 89° | 3,730 m | 13.2 mi |
| Ken Minaret | NNW 345° | 3,730 m | 13.3 mi |
| Eichorn Minaret | NNW 344° | 3,730 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358772707
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