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California Mountain

California Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

California Mountain rises to 2,599 m in Nevada. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the north, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mahoney Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49017658, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,599 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.38602, -115.95814

70 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
Springs: 24
  • Mahoney Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Deadman Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Spaghetti Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Pattani Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 3.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 1
Parks: 1
  • Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McAfee PeakN3,183 m9.4 mi
Jacks PeakNNW3,064 m7.4 mi
Porter PeakNNW2,791 m22.4 mi
Wheeler MountainSSW2,750 m7.4 mi
Rocky BluffN2,693 m14.8 mi
Nannies PeakS2,672 m18.0 mi
Lone MountainS2,670 m18.0 mi
Red MountainN2,650 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2018:56
June solstice05:1119:4020:21
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:0715:3416:18

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293037425059696859483628

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuscarora, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357557687

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