Pinyon Peak
Pinyon Peak rises to 2,063 m in California. Sirretta Peak stands 3,041 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Berts Canyon Picnic Area, a picnic site 3.0 miles away. 163 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49062319, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,063 m
How to reach it
163 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Jenkins: 5.7 mi
- Morris Peak: 5.8 mi
- Owens Peak: 6.5 mi
- Russell Peak: 7.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 7.6 mi
- Coyote Spring: 3.7 mi
- McIver's Spring: 4.3 mi
- Joshua Tree Spring: 5.5 mi
- Cow Heaven Spring: 5.7 mi
- Scodie Spring: 6.2 mi
- Scodie Park: 7.3 mi
- Kern River Preserve: 12.8 mi
- South Fork Wildlife Area: 13.6 mi
- Inyokern County Park: 15.7 mi
- Mountain Mesa Park: 18.2 mi
- Jet Model: 23.6 mi
- Moment of Engagement: 23.8 mi
- Metal Petroglyphs (Shaman): 23.9 mi
- Artistic Tributes: 23.9 mi
- Petroglyphs of Southwest: 23.9 mi
- Kern Valley Museum: 19.6 mi
- Silver City Ghost Town: 23.3 mi
- Historical Society of the Upper Mojave Desert: 23.7 mi
- Maturango Museum: 23.8 mi
- China Lake Museum: 23.9 mi
- Coso Mines: 21.7 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 22.3 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 23.0 mi
- F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374: 23.7 mi
- plane: 24.3 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 24.2 mi
- Tamarisk Grove: 24.4 mi
- Bickel Camp: 20.4 mi
- Cudahy camp: 20.9 mi
- Red Rock Canyon State Park: 22.1 mi
- Red Cliffs Natural Preserve: 22.7 mi
- Fossil Falls: 22.3 mi
- Salmon Creek Falls: 25.0 mi
- Freeman Junction: 11.8 mi
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 19.9 mi
- Herbal Zen Garden: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pinyon Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirretta Peak | NW 321° | 3,041 m | 21.6 mi |
| Cannell Peak | NW 310° | 2,887 m | 19.8 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NW 316° | 2,687 m | 23.1 mi |
| Taylor Dome | NW 315° | 2,683 m | 17.0 mi |
| Church Dome | NW 319° | 2,595 m | 15.7 mi |
| Owens Peak | NE 53° | 2,574 m | 6.5 mi |
| Piute Peak | SW 227° | 2,565 m | 23.3 mi |
| Rockhouse Peak | NNW 333° | 2,548 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:04 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 57 | 62 | 70 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Inyokern, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 247551 — Pinyon Peak, Kern County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358790649
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