Pinyon Mountain
Pinyon Mountain rises to 1,859 m in California. Owens Peak stands 2,574 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Gold Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49062315, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,859 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Gold Peak: 1.0 mi
- Mayan Peak: 2.1 mi
- Butterbredt Peak: 5.2 mi
- Wyleys Knob: 5.4 mi
- Kelso Peak: 5.5 mi
- Willow Spring: 1.4 mi
- Shoemaker Spring: 3.0 mi
- Dove Spring: 3.2 mi
- Tunnel Spring: 3.5 mi
- Mustang Spring: 4.6 mi
- Scodie Park: 16.4 mi
- Kern River Preserve: 17.1 mi
- South Fork Wildlife Area: 17.4 mi
- Mountain Mesa Park: 18.7 mi
- Uffert Park: 21.2 mi
- Red Cliffs Natural Preserve: 12.1 mi
- Red Rock Canyon State Park: 12.7 mi
- Desert Tortoise Natural Area: 20.2 mi
- Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve: 22.3 mi
- Desert Tortoise Preserve: 22.9 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 12.8 mi
- Tamarisk Grove: 13.2 mi
- Donley: 13.8 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 12.1 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 16.2 mi
- Coso Mines: 23.2 mi
- Cudahy camp: 13.4 mi
- Josephine Stephens Bishop: 14.0 mi
- Bickel Camp: 15.3 mi
- Freeman Junction: 17.4 mi
- Garlock: 21.0 mi
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 13.6 mi
- Silver City Ghost Town: 21.1 mi
- Miracle Hot Springs: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pinyon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Peak | NNE 25° | 2,574 m | 21.3 mi |
| Piute Peak | W 268° | 2,565 m | 13.2 mi |
| Brown Peak | W 277° | 2,466 m | 15.1 mi |
| Liebel Peak | WNW 284° | 2,452 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Jenkins | NNE 28° | 2,396 m | 19.6 mi |
| Spanish Needle | NNE 22° | 2,390 m | 23.3 mi |
| Inspiration Point | WNW 288° | 2,387 m | 11.9 mi |
| Sorrell Peak | WSW 249° | 2,348 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:05 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 59 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Loraine 5 NNE, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358790647
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