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Canyon Mountain

Canyon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates41.15958, -123.17338

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 7
  • 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
Springs: 5
  • 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
Historic sites: 4
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Parks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakSSE 149°2,726 m12.8 mi
Caesar PeakSSE 147°2,714 m12.9 mi
Mount HiltonSSE 156°2,694 m15.3 mi
Sawtooth MountainSE 145°2,662 m15.7 mi
Caribou MountainSE 129°2,609 m14.3 mi
Wedding CakeSSE 151°2,605 m13.3 mi
Tomahawk Pack PeakESE 116°2,463 m18.7 mi
Russian PeakNE 53°2,459 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4120:0820:50
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:3616:0316:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374146515966747267544337

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cecilville, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796051

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