California Mountain
California Mountain rises to 4,018 m in Colorado. Handies Peak stands 4,285 m to the east, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sound Democrat Mill, a attraction 0.7 miles away. Alpine Loop passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in San Juan County, Colorado, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49017655, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,018 m
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Alpine Loop
- 3.9 mi off the San Juan Skyway, National
- 17.1 mi off the Silver Thread Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunnyside Mill Ruins Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Oh Point (Odom Point) · 4 mi
- Red Mountain Overlook · 5 mi
- Arrastra Gulch · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hanson Peak: 0.8 mi
- Hurricane Peak: 1.0 mi
- Treasure Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Tuttle Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Eureka Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Sound Democrat Mill: 0.7 mi
- The Wall: 1.5 mi
- Frisco Mill: 1.6 mi
- Duncan House: 2.0 mi
- Animas Forks: 2.0 mi
- Mother Cline Slide: 5.2 mi
- Deep South: 7.3 mi
- South Park: 7.3 mi
- New Funtier: 7.5 mi
- Grad School: 7.6 mi
- Animas Forks: 2.0 mi
- Corkscrew Gulch Turntable: 4.1 mi
- Red Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Whitecross: 6.2 mi
- Tellurium: 6.2 mi
- Ironton Park: 3.9 mi
- Silverton Memorial Park: 7.6 mi
- Women's Club Mini-Park: 7.9 mi
- Fellin Park: 8.4 mi
- Rotary Park: 9.7 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.1 mi
- Upper Ingram Falls: 8.6 mi
- Lower Ingram Falls: 8.6 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 9.1 mi
- Animas Forks: 2.2 mi
- Eureka: 3.4 mi
- Ironton: 4.3 mi
- Guston: 4.7 mi
- Red Mountain Town: 5.5 mi
- historic mine cart: 8.1 mi
- historic hanging mine car: 8.2 mi
- Marian Shrine: 8.2 mi
- historic mineshaft winch: 8.2 mi
- Russ Brown Gallery: 17.4 mi
- Telluride Historical Museum: 11.4 mi
- Lake City Museum: 17.3 mi
- Ridgway Railroad Museum: 18.1 mi
- Orvis Hot Spring: 16.5 mi
- Bike path access: 20.7 mi
- Dutch Charlie Swim Beach: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of California Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handies Peak | E 94° | 4,285 m | 5.4 mi |
| Jones Mountain | ESE 110° | 4,215 m | 4.5 mi |
| Half Peak | ESE 116° | 4,209 m | 8.4 mi |
| Niagara Peak | ESE 117° | 4,202 m | 4.3 mi |
| American Peak | ESE 105° | 4,184 m | 5.1 mi |
| Wood Mountain | ENE 61° | 4,158 m | 4.1 mi |
| Gravel Mountain | NE 50° | 4,136 m | 4.5 mi |
| Crown Mountain | SE 126° | 4,120 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:48 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:58 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 66 | 63 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ouray, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 187383 — California Mountain, San Juan County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358923002
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- Southwestern Colorado · 14 mi
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