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Pinyon Mountain

Pinyon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pinyon Mountain rises to 2,669 m in California. White Mountain Peak stands 4,344 m to the southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Juniper Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Mono County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49062317, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,669 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.70187, -118.17428

95 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 48
Springs: 28
  • McNett Springs: 13.4 mi
  • Sand Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Jeff Davis Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Pinchot Springs: 16.1 mi
  • Mud Spring: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Historic sites: 5
Parks: 3
  • Fish Lake Valley Park: 4.5 mi
  • Chalfant Park: 16.1 mi
  • Ida Lynn Parkinson Park: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Patriarch Grove Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Schulman Grove Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Fish Lake Valley Hot Well: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 1
Museums: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
White Mountain PeakSW4,344 m6.5 mi
Mount DuboisWNW4,126 m10.8 mi
The JumpoffNW4,126 m12.4 mi
Montgomery PeakNW4,098 m13.7 mi
Boundary PeakNW4,007 m13.9 mi
Mount BarcroftSSW3,979 m9.2 mi
Mount HogueWNW3,884 m7.4 mi
Headley PeakW3,858 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3019:05
June solstice05:3219:3920:18
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice07:0515:5716:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323744505968757264524031
Precip in0.60.70.40.50.60.40.40.30.30.40.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dyer 5S, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799139

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