Skinner Peak
Skinner Peak rises to 2,172 m in California. Taylor Dome stands 2,683 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Spring, a spring 1.9 miles away.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49074284, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2172 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Horse Spring: 1.9 mi
- Willow Spring: 1.9 mi
- Yellow Jacket Spring: 1.9 mi
- Horse Canyon Spring: 2.5 mi
- Cochran Spring: 2.8 mi
- Wyleys Knob: 2.3 mi
- Kelso Peak: 6.5 mi
- Pinyon Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Mayan Peak: 8.0 mi
- Pinyon Peak: 8.2 mi
- Scodie Park: 10.0 mi
- Kern River Preserve: 12.8 mi
- South Fork Wildlife Area: 13.4 mi
- Mountain Mesa Park: 16.5 mi
- Inyokern County Park: 18.4 mi
- Berts Canyon Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Red Rooster Picnic Site: 17.5 mi
- Tamarisk Grove: 17.8 mi
- Donley: 18.6 mi
- Red Rock Canyon State Park: 16.1 mi
- Red Cliffs Natural Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Desert Tortoise Natural Area: 23.8 mi
- Fremont Valley Ecological Reserve: 25.0 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 16.4 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 17.8 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 18.0 mi
- Coso Mines: 20.9 mi
- Cudahy camp: 15.6 mi
- Bickel Camp: 16.2 mi
- Josephine Stephens Bishop: 19.7 mi
- Freeman Junction: 12.8 mi
- Garlock: 22.1 mi
- Silver City Ghost Town: 20.6 mi
- Kern Valley Museum: 21.3 mi
- Last Chance Canyon Arch: 15.1 mi
- Miracle Hot Springs: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Skinner Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Dome | NNW 334° | 2,683 m | 22.3 mi |
| Church Dome | NNW 338° | 2,595 m | 21.5 mi |
| Owens Peak | NNE 32° | 2,574 m | 13.9 mi |
| Piute Peak | WSW 242° | 2,565 m | 16.9 mi |
| Uncle Tower | NNW 346° | 2,469 m | 22.4 mi |
| Brown Peak | WSW 251° | 2,466 m | 17.7 mi |
| Liebel Peak | WSW 255° | 2,452 m | 15.8 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | NNE 22° | 2,435 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:34 | 20:12 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:59 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake FS, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358803128
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