Pinon Peak
Pinon Peak rises to 2,336 m in California. Olancha Peak stands 3,695 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49062242, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2336 m
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Death Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon · 17 mi
- Father Crowley Vista Point · 17 mi
- Padre Point · 17 mi
- Turnout · 27 mi
126 named places within 25 miles
- Iron Hill: 1.6 mi
- Coso Peak: 4.1 mi
- Silver Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Silver Peak: 5.6 mi
- Cactus Peak: 8.4 mi
- Upper Centennial Spring: 3.2 mi
- Black Spring: 4.7 mi
- Lower Centennial Spring: 4.9 mi
- Upper Haiwee Spring: 4.9 mi
- Chappo Spring: 4.9 mi
- The Joshua Tree album location: 9.5 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 10.3 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 10.3 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 10.4 mi
- Abandoned Old Vehicles: 10.4 mi
- Chinook helicopter: 12.6 mi
- F-14 Tomcat airplane: 12.6 mi
- Dirty Socks: 15.6 mi
- Lemon Inn: 15.8 mi
- Owen's Lake - Plaza: 23.4 mi
- Coso: 7.9 mi
- Darwin: 11.9 mi
- Keeler: 20.6 mi
- Cerro Gordo Mines: 23.6 mi
- Cerro Gordo,California, United States: 23.6 mi
- Madonna: 11.7 mi
- Not A Through Street: 11.7 mi
- Egg: 11.7 mi
- Darwin Falls: 16.9 mi
- Fossil Falls: 17.1 mi
- Darwin community garden: 12.0 mi
- Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 12.9 mi
- Coso Junction Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Cartago Wildlife Area: 15.6 mi
- Conglomerate Double Arch: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pinon Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olancha Peak | WNW 284° | 3,695 m | 19.1 mi |
| Muah Mountain | NW 307° | 3,357.7 m | 23.5 mi |
| Cartago Peak | WNW 297° | 3,194 m | 19.7 mi |
| Brown Mountain | W 281° | 3,038 m | 22.4 mi |
| Templeton Mountain | WNW 289° | 3,031 m | 24.8 mi |
| Round Mountain | W 268° | 3,015 m | 16.0 mi |
| Smith Mountain | W 259° | 2,905 m | 24.9 mi |
| Crag Peak | WSW 254° | 2,877 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haiwee, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1666985 — Pinon Peak, Inyo County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358816131
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