Skip to content

Three Corners Monument

Three Corners Monument from directly overhead

Three Corners Monument is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,613 m. Crane Mountain stands 2,577 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunn Butte, a peak 1.3 miles away. Barrel Springs Back Country Byway passes 6.4 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

What the record says

Inscription
1872 A W Von Schmidt. LON. 120 LAT. 42

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.99493, -119.99953

50 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
Springs: 8
Parks: 4
  • Sheldon National Antelope Refuge: 20.9 mi
  • McDonald City Park: 22.0 mi
  • Swimming Pool City Park: 22.2 mi
  • Soroptomist Park: 22.3 mi
Museums: 3
  • Schminck Memorial Museum: 22.2 mi
  • Lake County Museum: 22.2 mi
  • Mc Chuck Wagon Western Heritage Exhibit: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • L: 22.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Fisher Hot Springs: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Three Corners Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crane MountainWNW 291°2,577.4 m13.2 mi
Drake PeakNNW 343°2,562.5 m22.0 mi
Light PeakNNW 340°2,537.5 m22.7 mi
Mount BidwellWSW 257°2,529 m8.8 mi
Mount VidaWSW 250°2,500 m12.3 mi
Twelvemile PeakNNW 341°2,482.3 m24.3 mi
Yellow MountainW 259°2,460 m10.8 mi
Buck MountainSW 217°2,417 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:2519:5720:40
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2615:4716:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323540455361706861503830
Precip in2.71.92.11.81.50.80.20.20.31.12.12.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bidwell, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6404727791

More historic sites in California

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Three Corners Monument.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens