Skyforest, California

Skyforest, California
Unincorporated community
Postcard from Rock Cabin, Skyforest resort
Skyforest, California
Coordinates: 34°14′07″N 117°10′45″W / 34.23528°N 117.17917°W / 34.23528; -117.17917Coordinates: 34°14′07″N 117°10′45″W / 34.23528°N 117.17917°W / 34.23528; -117.17917
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(s) 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
Average high °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)
Average low °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) 218
(8.6)		 200
(8)		 165
(6.5)		 74
(2.9)		 28
(1.1)		 5
(0.2)		 3
(0.1)		 10
(0.4)		 20
(0.8)		 41
(1.6)		 107
(4.2)		 145
(5.7)		 1,019
(40.1)
Source: Weatherbase [6]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Capace, Nancy (1999). Encyclopedia of California. North American Book Dist LLC. Page 436. ISBN 9780403093182.
  5. ↑ Climate Summary for Skyforest, California
  6. ↑ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on October 13, 2013.
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