Canyon Mountain
Canyon Mountain rises to 1,299 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Limestone Bluffs, a cliff 1.6 miles away. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49017947, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,299 m
How to reach it
85 named places within 25 miles
- Murphy Rock: 3.3 mi
- Horse Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Dees Peak: 6.0 mi
- Mary Blaine Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Potato Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Grizzly Lake Falls: 12.0 mi
- Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 15.8 mi
- Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 16.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 17.5 mi
- Kickapoo Waterfall: 18.7 mi
- China Spring: 8.6 mi
- Marble Springs: 11.6 mi
- High Spring: 12.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 18.1 mi
- Cub Bear Spring: 21.5 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 1.6 mi
- Dougherty Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Grant Bluffs: 17.1 mi
- Negro Flat: 8.0 mi
- Dedrick: 21.7 mi
- Canon City: 23.5 mi
- Russell Cabin: 14.5 mi
- Stamp mill: 23.3 mi
- Ormond Edward Quigley: 24.7 mi
- Graffiti Gate: 24.2 mi
- Horse Statue: 24.2 mi
- Skeleton Car: 24.9 mi
- Russian Wilderness: 15.0 mi
- H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Canyon Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | SSE 149° | 2,726 m | 12.8 mi |
| Caesar Peak | SSE 147° | 2,714 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Hilton | SSE 156° | 2,694 m | 15.3 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | SE 145° | 2,662 m | 15.7 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | SE 129° | 2,609 m | 14.3 mi |
| Wedding Cake | SSE 151° | 2,605 m | 13.3 mi |
| Tomahawk Pack Peak | ESE 116° | 2,463 m | 18.7 mi |
| Russian Peak | NE 53° | 2,459 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:08 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 46 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cecilville, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796051
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