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Caesar Peak

Caesar Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Caesar Peak rises to 2,714 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the west-southwest, 0.6 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49017540, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,714 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.00407, -123.03707

90 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
Waterfalls: 5
  • Grizzly Lake Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Canyon Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Kickapoo Waterfall: 14.2 mi
Springs: 5
  • China Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Cold Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Marble Springs: 9.5 mi
  • Hayfork Spring: 20.6 mi
  • High Spring: 22.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Parks: 3
  • Lowden Park: 19.6 mi
  • Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 19.8 mi
  • Lewiston Community Park: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakWSW2,726 m0.6 mi
Mount HiltonSSW2,694 m3.4 mi
Sawtooth MountainSE2,662 m2.8 mi
Caribou MountainENE2,609 m4.4 mi
Wedding CakeSW2,605 m1.0 mi
Gibson PeakESE2,560 m9.5 mi
Siligo PeakESE2,482 m8.2 mi
Seven Up PeakESE2,476 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:25
June solstice05:4120:0720:49
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3416:0416:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146515966747267544337

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cecilville, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 220366 — Caesar Peak, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358762874

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