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. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49074284, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,172 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Cudahy camp: 15.6 mi
- Bickel Camp: 16.2 mi
- Josephine Stephens Bishop: 19.7 mi
- Red cliffs trail: 16.4 mi
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel: 17.8 mi
- Coso Mines: 20.9 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 25 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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