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.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49017947, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1299 m
How to reach it
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
- Russell Cabin: 14.5 mi
- Stamp mill: 23.3 mi
- Robert Roosevelt Quigley: 24.7 mi
- Ormond Edward Quigley: 24.7 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
- 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 18.7 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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