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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
1,275 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.73044, -121.26718

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 18
Museums: 8
  • 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 MountainN2,179 m14.4 mi
Bucks MountainNNE2,068 m13.4 mi
Red MountainNNE1,935 m8.4 mi
Grass Valley Bald MountainE1,908 m15.2 mi
Table MountainENE1,864 m10.5 mi
Dogwood PeakENE1,856 m11.8 mi
Fowler PeakE1,843 m14.5 mi
Frenchman HillN1,805 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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