Skyforest, California
Skyforest, California | |
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.jpg) Postcard from Rock Cabin, Skyforest resort | |
  Skyforest, California | |
| Coordinates: 34°14′07″N 117°10′45″W / 34.23528°N 117.17917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Bernardino |
| Elevation | 5,741 ft (1,750 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 92385 |
| Area code | 909 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1661451[1] |
Skyforest is an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Skyforest is located on California State Route 18 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Lake Arrowhead. Skyforest has a post office with ZIP code 92385, which opened in 1928.[2][3]
Skyforest was founded in 1928 and named for its location. It is situated on a mile-high ridge which is surrounded by forest of fir, cedar, pine and oak.[4]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Skyforest has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[5]
| Climate data for Skyforest, California | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8 (46) |
9 (49) |
12 (53) |
16 (60) |
19 (67) |
24 (76) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
25 (77) |
19 (66) |
12 (54) |
8 (47) |
17 (63) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2 (29) |
−1 (30) |
−1 (31) |
2 (35) |
5 (41) |
9 (48) |
13 (56) |
13 (56) |
11 (51) |
6 (42) |
1 (34) |
−1 (30) |
4 (40) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 220 (8.6) |
200 (8) |
170 (6.5) |
74 (2.9) |
28 (1.1) |
5.1 (0.2) |
2.5 (0.1) |
10 (0.4) |
20 (0.8) |
41 (1.6) |
110 (4.2) |
140 (5.7) |
1,020 (40.1) |
| Source: Weatherbase [6] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 1469. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Capace, Nancy (1999). Encyclopedia of California. North American Book Dist LLC. Page 436. ISBN 9780403093182.
- ^ Climate Summary for Skyforest, California
- ^ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on October 13, 2013.
