Caribou Mountain
Caribou Mountain rises to 2,609 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the west-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49018141, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2609 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Preachers Peak: 3.0 mi
- Red Rock Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Tri-Forest Peak: 3.3 mi
- Snowslide Peak: 3.6 mi
- Grizzly Lake Falls: 4.8 mi
- Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Kickapoo Waterfall: 9.9 mi
- Dedrick: 12.2 mi
- Canon City: 14.5 mi
- Minersville: 15.4 mi
- Negro Flat: 22.2 mi
- Deadwood: 24.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 4.9 mi
- China Spring: 6.6 mi
- Marble Springs: 13.7 mi
- Hayfork Spring: 23.5 mi
- Russell Cabin: 9.5 mi
- Stamp mill: 17.4 mi
- Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park: 20.6 mi
- Lowden Park: 20.7 mi
- Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 20.9 mi
- Lewiston Community Park: 24.0 mi
- Stoney Creek Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Clark Springs Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Scott Museum: 14.0 mi
- Jake Jackson Memorial Museum: 20.7 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 14.8 mi
- Dougherty Bluff: 23.4 mi
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 14.0 mi
- Russian Wilderness: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Caribou Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | WSW 246° | 2,726 m | 5.0 mi |
| Caesar Peak | WSW 246° | 2,714 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Hilton | SW 224° | 2,694 m | 7.0 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | SSW 210° | 2,662 m | 4.5 mi |
| Wedding Cake | WSW 241° | 2,605 m | 5.3 mi |
| Gibson Peak | SE 143° | 2,560.3 m | 7.5 mi |
| Siligo Peak | SSE 152° | 2,482 m | 6.5 mi |
| Seven Up Peak | SE 140° | 2,476 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 257976 — Caribou Mountain, Siskiyou County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358797161
Day trips start here
- Callahan · 21 mi
- French Gulch · 28 mi
- Etna · 30 mi
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