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Pinon Peak

Pinon Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.19689, -117.78646

126 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 44
Historic sites: 15
  • 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
Attractions: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Darwin community garden: 12.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Dirty Socks Hot Spring: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Olancha PeakWNW 284°3,695 m19.1 mi
Muah MountainNW 307°3,357.7 m23.5 mi
Cartago PeakWNW 297°3,194 m19.7 mi
Brown MountainW 281°3,038 m22.4 mi
Templeton MountainWNW 289°3,031 m24.8 mi
Round MountainW 268°3,015 m16.0 mi
Smith MountainW 259°2,905 m24.9 mi
Crag PeakWSW 254°2,877 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2919:03
June solstice05:3519:3420:12
September equinox06:4018:1618:50
December solstice06:5916:0116:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248546272787770594738
Precip in1.21.50.80.20.20.10.20.10.20.30.31.0

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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