Skull Island
Skull Island rises to 1,261 m in Oregon. Little Aspen Butte stands 2,192 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Zuckerman Island, a peak 3.3 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Oregon, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49074324, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,261 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Volcanic Legacy, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Zuckerman Island: 3.3 mi
- Wild Horse Butte: 4.3 mi
- Pearson Butte: 4.4 mi
- D Hill: 4.4 mi
- Dorris Hill: 4.9 mi
- Klamath Game Management Area: 8.8 mi
- Keno Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
- Warford Park: 12.2 mi
- Good Duck Park: 12.6 mi
- Klein Park: 12.6 mi
- John C Boyle Dam: 12.8 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps commemorative bell: 15.0 mi
- Dave Menke Environmental Education Center dedication: 15.1 mi
- The H: 15.3 mi
- The M: 16.1 mi
- Cedar Point: 7.1 mi
- Padgetts Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Gillem Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Horton Rim: 19.7 mi
- Rock Slide: 22.9 mi
- Gillems Camp: 19.8 mi
- Canby Cross: 20.6 mi
- Captain Jack's Stronghold: 22.0 mi
- Fleener Chimneys: 22.8 mi
- Hospital Rock: 22.9 mi
- The Favell Museum: 14.2 mi
- Baldwin Hotel Museum: 14.3 mi
- Children’s Museum of Klamath Falls: 14.8 mi
- Klamath County Museum: 15.0 mi
- Tule Lake National Monument Visitor Center: 19.2 mi
- Forbidden Arch: 18.7 mi
- Dragons Mouth: 22.8 mi
- Boulevard Bridge: 24.2 mi
- Balcony Bridge: 24.2 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 15.5 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 16.9 mi
- Arboretum: 16.9 mi
- Butte Valley Wildlife Area: 16.6 mi
- Lava Beds National Monument: 24.6 mi
- Castle Quad: 16.8 mi
- Martins Dairy Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Klamath Welcome Center: 7.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Skull Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Aspen Butte | NNW 328° | 2,192 m | 21.9 mi |
| Butte Mountain | WSW 237° | 2,103 m | 21.5 mi |
| Hamaker Mountain | WNW 298° | 2,003 m | 7.6 mi |
| Stukel Mountain | ENE 61° | 1,989 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mount Dome | SSE 151° | 1,971 m | 16.4 mi |
| Chase Mountain | NW 305° | 1,935 m | 9.5 mi |
| Sharp Mountain | S 170° | 1,904 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | S 189° | 1,891 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:54 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 39 | 44 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 37 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keno, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357327748
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