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Sky High

Sky High, seen from above at true elevation

Sky High rises to 1,275 m in California. Bald Eagle Mountain stands 2,179 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Shute Mountain, a peak 2.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49074378, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1275 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.73044, -121.26718

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 21
Museums: 9
  • Frank C. Reilly Museum: 15.4 mi
  • Depot Museum: 19.0 mi
  • bath house museum: 21.0 mi
  • Pioneer History Museum: 21.2 mi
  • Butte County Historical Society Museum: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
  • Hespol Memorial Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Frog Spring: 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Beatson Corral: 18.9 mi
  • World Trade Center artifact: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Sky High. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald Eagle MountainN 7°2,179 m14.4 mi
Bucks MountainNNE 14°2,068 m13.4 mi
Red MountainNNE 27°1,935 m8.4 mi
Grass Valley Bald MountainE 83°1,908 m15.2 mi
Table MountainENE 74°1,864 m10.5 mi
Dogwood PeakENE 71°1,856 m11.8 mi
Fowler PeakE 79°1,843 m14.5 mi
Frenchman HillN 10°1,805 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:3819:5720:37
September equinox06:5318:2819:04
December solstice07:2316:0216:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414143475562696864554640
Precip in14.713.712.86.44.01.20.00.20.54.18.616.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Strawberry Valley 2, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799675

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