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.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49062315, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1859 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
- Garlock Historical Marker: 21.0 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 cliffs trail: 12.1 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 16.2 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 16.3 mi
- Coso Mines: 23.2 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 12.8 mi
- Tamarisk Grove: 13.2 mi
- Donley: 13.8 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 18.8 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 23.3 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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