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Skull Island

Skull Island, seen from above at true elevation

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
1261 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.01681, -121.84222

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 41
  • 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
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Museums: 5
Natural arches: 4
  • Forbidden Arch: 18.7 mi
  • Dragons Mouth: 22.8 mi
  • Boulevard Bridge: 24.2 mi
  • Balcony Bridge: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Aspen ButteNNW 328°2,192 m21.9 mi
Butte MountainWSW 237°2,103 m21.5 mi
Hamaker MountainWNW 298°2,003 m7.6 mi
Stukel MountainENE 61°1,988.82 m12.1 mi
Mount DomeSSE 151°1,971 m16.4 mi
Chase MountainNW 305°1,935 m9.5 mi
Sharp MountainS 170°1,904 m22.0 mi
Sheep MountainS 189°1,891 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:20
June solstice05:3320:0520:47
September equinox06:5618:2919:06
December solstice07:3315:5416:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313539445360686759473731
Precip in2.92.01.81.61.30.70.30.40.51.32.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Keno, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357327748

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