Camelback
Camelback rises to 986 m in California. The Whaleback stands 2,601 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Dorris Hill, a peak 1.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49017720, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 986 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Dorris Hill: 1.9 mi
- Table Rock: 2.5 mi
- Martin Hill: 2.6 mi
- Rabbit Hill: 2.9 mi
- Solomons Temple: 3.6 mi
- Lava Lakes Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.6 mi
- Hoy Park: 12.2 mi
- Newton Park: 13.8 mi
- Siskiyou County Fairgrounds: 13.8 mi
- Gold Street Community Garden: 14.0 mi
- Welcoming Dragon: 12.4 mi
- The Nurses: 13.4 mi
- Coming Home: 13.4 mi
- The Flute Player: 13.4 mi
- All Wounded Warriors: 13.4 mi
- Living Memorial Sculpture Garden: 13.6 mi
- Hot LZ Memorial Wall: 13.7 mi
- Klamathon: 14.8 mi
- Iron Gate Dam: 15.8 mi
- Alden Historical Marker: 18.3 mi
- Shasta Valley Wildlife Area: 5.7 mi
- China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Klamath River Fishing Access: 15.1 mi
- Yreka Phlox Preserve: 17.4 mi
- Butte Valley Wildlife Area: 17.9 mi
- Martins Dairy Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Mirror Cove Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Cougar Park Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Railroad Museum: 8.2 mi
- Siskiyou County Museum: 13.8 mi
- Weed Museum: 19.7 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Randolph E. Collier Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Weed Airport Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- Whitney Falls: 18.5 mi
- Coquette Falls: 19.9 mi
- Ash Creek Falls: 24.3 mi
- Ward's Canyon: 18.6 mi
- Klamath Rim: 19.7 mi
- Red Banks: 23.3 mi
- Sulphur Springs: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Camelback. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Whaleback | SE 137° | 2,601 m | 17.3 mi |
| Willow Creek Mountain | NE 43° | 2,384 m | 9.9 mi |
| Ball Mountain | ENE 62° | 2,373 m | 12.5 mi |
| Butte Mountain | NE 45° | 2,103 m | 13.1 mi |
| Deer Mountain | ESE 120° | 2,098 m | 14.4 mi |
| Eagle Rock | NNE 30° | 2,092 m | 13.3 mi |
| Herd Peak | SE 129° | 2,087 m | 9.2 mi |
| Cottonwood Peak | NW 311° | 2,014 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:06 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:58 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montague Siskiyou AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1657755 — Camelback, Siskiyou County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358805817
Day trips start here
- Siskiyou County · 14 mi
- Yreka · 14 mi
- Hornbrook · 17 mi
- Weed · 20 mi
- Klamath River · 26 mi
- Mount Shasta · 28 mi
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